What is the meaning of life?

There is no meaning. No rhyme. No reason.

In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the answer to the “Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything” is 42. The meaning of this number is open to interpretation.

Explanation:

• The supercomputer Deep Thought calculated the answer to the “Ultimate Question” over 7.5 million years.
• The meaning of 42 is never explicitly explained in the story.
• The actual significance of 42 is open to interpretation.
• Some say that 42 can be interpreted as “anything you want it to be”.
• The book explores themes of the meaning and meaninglessness of life.

Related ideas :

• The book explores how life holds meaning in its moment-to-moment experiences.
• The book explores how the meaning of life can change, such as when Earth is destroyed.