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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

The Meaning of Life

You've asked the question. You've always wanted to know. Well, step right up and Ask.com has got the answers.

"What is the meaning of life?"

Wikipedia offers a requisite analysis of the Monty Python film of the same name.

For the religious answer, the Catholic church has the following to offer. And they've got the domain name to prove it! Actually, check out Being a Christian, which is far closer to the teachings of the evangelical fundamentalist church from which I sprung 30 years ago, flush with the love of Christ, than I ever would have expected from the Vatican.

Got a yen for the scary religious? Try the Restored Church of God's version of the answer.

Not New Age enough for you? Test shuffle a deck of Meaning of Life tarot cards!

Now, this genuinely looks like an interesting site. Go cruise around Soon You Will Understand at themeaningoflife.org. Drop by the about the author page and meet Bill. He's got a great to-do list! I'll have to check it out later, though. The alarm's going off "early" in the morning, well, early for me.

Since I abhor exercise, I know this isn't the site for me! The meaning of life is fitness? Yeah, somebody else's!

For a scholarly look at the question, please refer to Dr. Bruce Charlton, a Brit psychiatrist. Who knows, maybe he's got something here.

For more psychobabble, (Whoops, did I just say that?) you couldn't get more information than from the International Network on Personal Meaning. Oh look, he's one of those crazy Canucks! If I go back tomorrow, maybe I can cancel that therapy session next week and save a few bucks! If it's a really good site, I could save a fortune!

But this was my favorite find. Real answers for a real world. This is the place I'll be going back to to read more when the sleeping pills aren't kicking in. If you get through it before me, please tell me what you think but don't give any spoilers away!

My friend, Jess, is looking for the meaning of life, too. If you happen to find it laying about, would you please send it along to her?

Thanks!

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