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what is the meaning of life?
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· 23 messages · 12 Oct 1996 - 25 Oct 1996
[ Article reposted from alt.ascii-art.animation ]
[ Author was Kai Voelcker ]
[ Posted on Wed, 9 Oct 1996 17:28:02 GMT ]
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Howdy
kk> what is the meaning of life?
death? =)
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Colin Douthwaite wrote: > > [ Article reposted from alt.ascii-art.animation ] > [ Author was Kai Voelcker ] > [ Posted on Wed, 9 Oct 1996 17:28:02 GMT ] > > /\ /\ > ( \\ // ) > \ \\ // / > \_\\||||//_/ > \/ _ _ \ > \/|(O)(O)| > \/ | | > ___________________\/ \ / > // // |____| > // || / \ > //| \| \ 0 0 / > // \ ) V / \____/ > // \ / ( / > "" \ /_________| |_/ > / /\ / | || > / / / / \ || > | | | | | || > | | | | | || > |_| |_| |_|| > \_\ \_\ \_\\ Hard'96 > > -- > * Kai Voelcker * Kappelner 18 * D-24106 Kiel * ka...@deceiver.org * > "The Good Life: Fast Cars, Fast Women, Fast Food." [Carasso] The Meaning of Life is 42 God's Final Message was "Sorry for the inconvieniece" ______________________________________________________ No Sig As Yet. | | C . A . B _____________________|________________________________
Sagi Zvi <sag...@power.net> wrote:
: Howdy
: kk> what is the meaning of life?
Life has meaning???
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On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, joris bellenger wrote: > Sagi Zvi wrote: > > > > kk> what is the meaning of life? > > death? =) > > > Procreation? :D nah... where do adopting parents fit it, and birth control, as well as the gay community? a. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "There goes my last lingering thread of heterosexuality..." - Selma, from "The Simpsons" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Without a "life" to experience life, there is no meaning. Trying to find out "The Meaning of Life" is like trying to pick yourself up. Life cannot tell what it is because "explaination" itself only exists as a product of life. And because we have nothing to compare it to, whether it be the ramblings of our own minds or that of another, we cannot describe it using its own tools. We label things to form a "grasp" on reality but once we realize this, we find that we even made up the very "cliff" we cling to. So if we are clinging to a cliff we made, then we are still falling. To fall is to live. To hit bottom is to die. So, to unfortunately coin a phrase, "Life is what you make it." Anyone who does not want to realize that they are in total control is afraid of losing their control or "grip". I guess it's just important to get used to falling. PEACE. P.S. My philosophy is true to my thoughts. As I can never lie to myself, I can never feel as deeply as I do about the things that I share with others. Be you stranger or friend. STEPHEN FINTON Igo...@texoma.com
Sagi Zvi wrote: > > Howdy > > kk> what is the meaning of life? > death? =) Procreation? :D -- `, <--- ,\, # |/ ? SEE YA! | ~ )\ ------- /_ /\ \____ joris bellenger (b'ger) ~_/ \ e-mail: svz...@xs4all.nl
llizard wrote: > > In article <326...@texoma.com>, Igo...@texoma.com says... > > > >Trying to > >find out "The Meaning of Life" > > .' > _ .' snip, snip > (_).'______ > (__) ejm 96 > > > Just thought I'd remind you all that this newsgroup is called alt.ascii-art > not alt.philosophy-of-existance. If philosophy of existance inspires you to post this kind of pictures - why not? Here is something completely unrelated: _.---._ /\\ ./' "--`\// ./ o \ ././\ )______ \__ \ /./ / /\ \ | \ \ \ \ ./ / / \ \ | |\ \ \7 " " " " my interpretation of an aardvark (don't ask why!) :) Veronica ( e93...@sm.luth.se http://jota.sm.luth.se:80/~e93-vkn )
A. Taylor wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, joris bellenger wrote: > > > Sagi Zvi wrote: > > > > > > kk> what is the meaning of life? > > > death? =) > > > > > > Procreation? :D > > nah... where do adopting parents fit it, and birth control, as well as > the gay community? > a. All three are products of a 'modern' human civilisation. But the meaning of life as an abstract notion is: procreate and die. It's allright; proceating is fun and dying is an experience I wouldn't miss. -- `, <--- ,\, # |/ ? SEE YA! | ~ )\ ------- /_ /\ \____ joris bellenger (b'ger) ~_/ \ e-mail: svz...@xs4all.nl
In article <326...@texoma.com>, Igo...@texoma.com says... > >Trying to >find out "The Meaning of Life" .' _ .' snip, snip (_).'______ (__) ejm 96 this is the meaning of life: ____ _______ \__/ /__o %%%\ D W \/ ((_/ %%%%%) | | _||_ \_______/ I I (thanks to VK for the drawing) followed by: ~^^~~~~~^^^~~^^~~^ <vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv> pie \________________/ EJM96 Just thought I'd remind you all that this newsgroup is called alt.ascii-art not alt.philosophy-of-existance. -- ,^ ===%^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ " " llizard aka EJM <by8...@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
Howdy
>> > kk> what is the meaning of life?
>> > death? =)
>> Procreation? :D
ATa> nah... where do adopting parents fit it, and birth control, as well as
ATa> the gay community?
gay community is the meaning of life???????
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Howdy
: kk>> what is the meaning of life?
CTc> Life has meaning???
Sure! if it doesnt have a meaning, what are you doing in here?
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Howdy
>> kk> what is the meaning of life?
>> death? =)
jbs> Procreation? :D
Sure. =)
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Howdy
jbs> All three are products of a 'modern' human civilisation.
jbs> But the meaning of life as an abstract notion is: procreate and die.
jbs> It's allright; proceating is fun and dying is an experience I wouldn't
jbs> miss.
You cant miss death, can you =)
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yup.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly
what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear
and be replaced by something even more bizzare and inexplicable.
There is another that states that this had already happened.
On Wed, 16 Oct 1996, Stephen Finton or Anthony Mabes wrote:
> Without a "life" to experience life, there is no meaning. Trying to
> find out "The Meaning of Life" is like trying to pick yourself up. Life
> cannot tell what it is because "explaination" itself only exists as a
> product of life. And because we have nothing to compare it to, whether
> it be the ramblings of our own minds or that of another, we cannot
> describe it using its own tools. We label things to form a "grasp" on
> reality but once we realize this, we find that we even made up the very
> "cliff" we cling to. So if we are clinging to a cliff we made, then we
> are still falling. To fall is to live. To hit bottom is to die. So,
> to unfortunately coin a phrase, "Life is what you make it." Anyone who
> does not want to realize that they are in total control is afraid of
> losing their control or "grip". I guess it's just important to get used
> to falling. PEACE.
>
> P.S. My philosophy is true to my thoughts. As I can never lie to
> myself, I can never feel as deeply as I do about the things that I share
> with others. Be you stranger or friend. STEPHEN FINTON Igo...@texoma.com
>
>
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In <5463s0$ag...@news.ibm.net.il> Sagi Zvi <zv...@m-m.power.net> writes: > > Howdy > > > : kk>> what is the meaning of life? > CTc> Life has meaning??? >Sure! if it doesnt have a meaning, what are you doing in here? The Meaning of life is...To Live... Now how 'bout some more ascii's people -- let...@ix.netcom.com (Judy Letostak) Eroto|\/|ania BBS (619)423-4970 18+ Adult files, games, messages
Howdy
>> : kk>> what is the meaning of life?
>> CTc> Life has meaning???
>> Sure! if it doesnt have a meaning, what are you doing in here?
l> The Meaning of life is...To Live...
really? damn! its too late now, isnt it.
=)
l> Now how 'bout some more ascii's people
wellp... if you know how to draw... can you draw an ascii with the word powernet? like a really special one? not like all the other craps i've seen =)
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