I take the question more literally. What is the meaning of "meaning?" "The meaning of life" isn't "the requirement of living." It isn't "the goal of life."
What does it mean, to live? The meaning of - is a question of defnition, not a what or how. Not "what tasks are we here to perform." Because maybe - we're not here to perform any tasks at all. Maybe that is just a natural result of our being here, but not the meaning of our being here. What is the significance of the human species in the scheme of the universe? What is the reason this planet has humans occupying it? What is the reason this solar system has a planet occupied by humans? What is the reason the galaxy has a solar system with a planet occupied by humans? IS there even a reason? Maybe there is no reason. Maybe we aren't significant at all. Or maybe we are profoundly significant, but we just haven't evolved enough to comprehend our own significance - so we make up fairy tales and pretend to know, based on those myths.
The only way to answer this is to read two authors, and understand them both: Douglas Adams, and Stephen Hawking. Do this, and you will understand the meaning of life.
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