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moke_paranoidandroid Started conversation Nov 26, 2004
If 42 is the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything, as it undoubtably is, has anyone considered the singularities that make up this whole? I mean what if I wanted as answer to just life, and wasn't concerned about the universe or anything else (as unlikely as this may be).
Would it be possible to break 42 down, say to prime factors. So now we have answers:
Life: 2,
the Universe: 3,
and everything: 7.
Or might it be vice-versa? Or, what if there is nothing but life and a universe? then the answer for Everything could be nothing more than a composite of the others. Sicne life is undoubtably more complex than the universe it inhabits, we may reasonably conclude answers such as:
Life: 6,
the Universe: 7.
But going back to the original answers, they would make sense if there was something big outside of this universe, making the answer 7 for 'everything else' i.e. those not covered by Life and the Universe. Then putting the whole thing together,we get Life, the Universe and everything else, which basicaly means everything anyway. But is there any reliable way to apply 42 as a whole answer to help us in the individual questions of every-day life?
No, I didn't think so.
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Smartcolourblue Posted Nov 26, 2004
What should be considered is whether or not it is possible to ask one of those questions individually or do they have to be asked as a whole because life is dependant on the universe,the universe is dependant on everything and so on. Therefore 42 cannot be divided into a single heading because they are interconnected.
Thats my humble opinion anyway!
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morecoffee Posted Nov 26, 2004
Of course, the prime factors is the way to go; they fit perfectly!
Life = 2 (male and female)
The Universe = 3 (protons, neutrons and electrons)
Everything = 7 (God, ie. everything that isn't Life or the Universe)
There you go. Two types of life (among the higher organisms, anyway); three types of sub-atomic particles (I know there's loads more, but they're the ones every child learns the universe is made of); and isn't 7 supposed to be the number of Heaven?
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