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There are some good answers already, but I'd just like to point one thing out: To the best of my knowledge, the H2G2 books never claim 42 is the meaning of life; it is "the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything". We don't know what that question is, so we don't know how 42 pertains to the meaning of life. –
Keep in mind that the plot of Hitchhiker's Guide spends most of two chapters building up to this moment. Descriptions of the majesty of the computer (which takes up a city), the initial disappointment as the computer states researching the answer will take several million years... and then we com
In summary, Kubrick's use of '42' in "The Shining" can be seen as a rich, multidimensional symbol that resonates with various themes and ideas, from the search for meaning in the universe to the intricate interplay between the natural, supernatural, and human consciousness. It's a testament to Kubrick's mastery in using symbolism to evoke deep ...
Trying to find meaning in the jokes, well, a lot of people have tried, and had a lot of fun with it, but you can't say the author intended it. Many theories were suggested by fans about the choice of the number 42. Wikipedia quotes alt.fan.douglas-adams, where Adams himself answered "Why the Number 42": The answer to this is very simple. It was ...
In The Two Towers film, Faramir is told that if he releases Frodo and Sam, he will "forfeit" his life. Gondorian Ranger: You know the laws of our country, the laws of your father. If you let them go, your life will be forfeit. Faramir: Then it is forfeit. Release them. To my knowledge, this is not followed up on.
In Life, the Universe and Everything, a population of mattresses, all called Zem, happily lives on the planet Sqornshellous Zeta. Do we have details, or reasonable intuition, about their color? The
The greatest folly of the anti-life equation concept is that it first supposes that life has meaning. It never did. The perception of meaning can be derived from a different equation but to suppose that life has purpose even in the DC universe is to misunderstand the nature of life's existence. It is a temporary derivative of complex energy ...
Similar to the in-depth analysis done by the Prometheus movie in their relation with LV-223, I've looked up Leviticus Book 4 chapter 26, which the first part is about rituals of some sort (because Leviticus is mainly an instructional section), and the quote I gleamed from that section was this "In this way the priest will make atonement for the leader’s sin, and he will be forgiven."
"It was a joke. It had to be a number, an ordinary, smallish number, and I chose that one. Binary representations, base 13, Tibetan monks are all complete nonsense. I sat on my desk, stared in to the garden and thought 42 will do. I typed it out. End of story." 42: THE ANSWER TO LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING - The Independent
Figurative meaning. You have a great trust in person, more specifically that they would not betray your trust; to the point that you are willing to assign the highest "trust" value to them - and "trusting with one's life" is the usual way to express that high value since your life is generally the most important thing to you.