h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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There is not really an answer to this one its Heideggers Question.

There is no way to answer this question directly, as it arguably lies beyond the limits of language. But yes, there may be a sort of answer.

In the first place, the meaning of existence can be hinted at indirectly, (shown, not said), by the experience of art, poetry, philosophy and music.

Secondly, the answer can be in your perceiving of the world and your place in it as the miracle of existence. Which means caring for the world by seeing its miraculous beauty, tending it instead of despoiling it by technology, and caring for others as miraculous beings in themselves. For Heidegger, this is definitely not mysticism but true perception of reality. Whether this constitutes a satisfactory answer to the question is a moot point, though. For Heidegger, indeed, it was no more than a step or two on the way.

a question of dark matter, methinks!

or MACHOs, if you so wish

which all boils down to the BIG BANG, right?

LG, did you type *that* posting within *2* minutes and *after* the question was posted and *after* you found the entry?

I've no idea why there is anything rather than nothing. In the phone book it's the other way round. If you are called Peters, i.e. P-E-T-E-R-S-nothing, you come before Peterson, P-E-T-E-R-S-something.

That is all I know about anything and nothing, but Lighthouse girl has certainly enlightened me.

Have you had a look at the front page today, TC?

Light was very very quick to find the correct entry!
However there's also s for Bossel and TC for even *truing* to answer the question!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A656787

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