AP story grapples with existentialism

December 2, 2005 10:57 AM

The AP takes a stab at the meaning of life. Why do so many people associate meaning with a certain kind of food? No wonder this country is obese.
posted by echodolphin (14 comments total)

Oh silly fat people!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 11:03 AM on December 2, 2005 [1 favorite]

The chance that any concept external to the universe would have any conceivable meaning or application to our human lives, or even be discoverable by us, is so remote, that the only fundamental meaning of our lives must be those things which most commonly bring us all a sense of happiness and wellbeing: knowledge, affection, and a good variety of experiences. As well as, of course, Stayin' Alive.
posted by ab'd al'Hazred at 11:04 AM on December 2, 2005

GYFB.
posted by keswick at 11:04 AM on December 2, 2005

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posted by Mach5 at 11:06 AM on December 2, 2005

>>No wonder this country is obese.

loewls
posted by naxosaxur at 11:11 AM on December 2, 2005

Shittiest article ever.
posted by Joeforking at 11:13 AM on December 2, 2005

For some reason I had to log in to read that. Also, the AP isn't taking a stab at it, the AP is highlighting someone else who is taking a stab at it.

Anyway. How delightfully judgmental of you.
posted by Marit at 11:14 AM on December 2, 2005

To destroy your enemies, raze their villages and hear the lamentations of their women.
posted by loquacious at 11:16 AM on December 2, 2005

I like the clip art they used to illustrate reading the book and contemplating existence.
posted by SassHat at 11:23 AM on December 2, 2005

to really annoy your enemies, raze their restaurants and hear the lamentations of their fatties

really, this is poor ...
posted by pyramid termite at 11:24 AM on December 2, 2005

"what's the meaning of life" is an uninteresting, incoherent question.

loquacious's and ab'd's answers are better than any cited in the article.
posted by brain_drain at 11:28 AM on December 2, 2005

Oh. Um.
posted by Marit at 11:31 AM on December 2, 2005

hahahahahah pwnd


( - the true meaning of life)
posted by ab'd al'Hazred at 11:33 AM on December 2, 2005

I'm still trying to grasp "any concept external to the universe". Now that's existential.
posted by dhartung at 11:42 AM on December 2, 2005