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The Real Meaning of Life

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This book starts out with a great introduction which captivates and also helps the reader relate. How many of us have been stuck writing a term paper and floated into a chat room for advice?
The responses Seaman garners out of the chat rooms and from friends and family are timeless and charming all the same. It puts life in perspective, and brings oneself down to Earth to remind us of what's really important.
This is a short read and can be enjoyed by children and adults.

This sometimes witty, sometimes poignant, sometimes introspective attempt at responding to one of man's oldest querries leaves the reader with both answers and questions. Neither intensely prescriptive nor overly profound, Seaman's book offers responses and ideas from people of different ages, theological backgrounds and philisophical standpoints. The book seeks not only to provide answers to this question, but also to plant further seeds of personal investigation in the minds of its readers. More than any other book I've read in my life, this book makes me think. This book will make you laugh and cry, and maybe even reconsider the meaning of life as you know it.

This is a collection of a couple of hundred opinions on the meaning of life. They're short arguments, typically a paragraph or two. They come from common, everyday people. That's what makes it unique, and an excellent learning experience: you can peer into what your fellow man thinks about life.

After all, you've already heard and read what famous thinkers, scientists and philosophers have to say on the subject. But often these brilliant minds fail to influence the public sphere, fail to alter the course of human existence.

For while they may make claims about the nature of truth, if we as a majority don't accept this truth, then it usually doesn't influence the course of human events. It's the people, the six billion of us, that have the real power. (Example: the average man voted for Bush. Twice. With that power, they changed the course of human history.) That's why it's absolutely fascinating to get a perspective on what the average person thinks is the meaning of life.

It's these ideas, contained within this book, that guide and explain the course of humanity's actions. And you'll be amazed at these ideas: many of them blatant offenses to logic, that not even the most liberal philosopher would be able to find a publisher for. Gross fallacies, bumbling inconsistencies and circular logic roam freely throughout. What you're getting is not wisdom on the actual meaning of life; it is wisdom on what your fellow humans believe.

However crazy they may be, these collections of ideas are guiding our world. That's what makes this a tremendously important book. Because if enough people believe that something is the truth, then it becomes the truth. So read this book to find out what people think the truth is.

David was faced with an assignment for his class and to his amazement this assignment turned into a book as David asked a question on the internet, "What is the meaning of life?"
David tells us in this work how shocked he was to the many responses that he had ranging from silly and lighthearted to intense and heart-felt. The responses came from people in all walks of life, from intellects to simple folks, from Christians to Buddhists, rich and poor, kind and cruel, the answers flooded in.
I believe this work will enlighten you. After all, people actually had to take the time to sit and write their response and I believe we find from this book that the answer to that question is based a lot on
where that person is in life, what experiences they have had and their spiritual commitment or lack of the same. Think about it; if you were to answer that question, just what would you say? An interesting and fun read; you will enjoy this book.

This book draws you in from the very first sentence you read. David writes an honest and enticing introduction that won't let you put it down. you feel as though you're having a conversation with him. Each submission included in the book, about the meaning of life touches you in a different way in that it's humorous, touching, sad, or just plain true! It makes you think and get a wide range perception of life and how people think. you can read it at any pace, at any time, and in any order...very enjoyable, and well written! i read it in half a day!

The intro is correct, it isn't a self-help book nor a text book but more of a "market place of ideas." A discussion almost of what people think. There is a fair balance of thoughts. Every answer lets you into someone else's life and you ene dup feeling like you met so many new people. The best part is, you can read it whenever you please, in any order you please!

Most people I know don't really care for "self-help" books-myself included. They always seem a bit quirky. This book was given to me as a gift and I have to say it's quite a great read. The other reviewers are right, this book is perfect bathroom material. Some very insightful and hilarious insights into what the real meaning of life is. Some passages are better then others but my favorite begins at the bottom of page 135. I had a similar experience when I was this person's age and it definitely helped shape my future. I wish I could have expressed myself as well as he does in this passage. I highly suggest picking up this book. It will do you good.

This is what I call a great bathroom book. You can read any part of it in any order at any time. Full of small insights and blurbs about what life is. Some are heartwarming stories, others are fairly funny.

You won't be dissapointed.

This is a great book full of wonderful stories. However, the book is only half of it, the author is my focus. He is a dead sexy intelligent stud. I often see him walking around our campus and I keep wanting to say hi, but I don't have the nerve. Maybe he will read this and contact me. Anyway, it's a wonderful read and certainly worth anyone's time.