Top ten 'unanswerable' questions....

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Top 10 unanswerable questions of the last decade:


1 What is the meaning of life?

2 Is there a God?

3 Do blondes have more fun?

4 What is the best way to lose weight?

5 Is there anybody out there?

6 Who is the most famous person in the world?

7 What is love?

8 What is the secret to happiness?

9 Did Tony Soprano die?

10 How long will I live?


So which ones do you think you can answer?

Are there other 'unanswerable' questions that deserve a place in the top ten?


Who the hell is Tony Soprano?
 
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1) Life is meaning
2) Maybe
3) Fun blondes do
4) Diet & Exercise
5) Billions of people
6) The Queen
7) A strong bond between two or more people
8) Stupid question. The answer is so personalised that no two people will assess their own happiness by the same criteria, and will require different things in their life in order to make them happy.
9) Yes
10) Another stupid question. You'll live until you die, factors like health & habits can affect the duration, but since you have no fixed value to start from, it's as pointless to weigh them up against each other as it is to ignore the possibility of random chance.

Overall, I can't really understand why people stress themselves over things like this. Personally I think that if you're plagued with doubt & ambiguity, you need a slap in the face, and you certainly shouldn't whine about your ignorance to other people.
 
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1 What is the meaning of life?

To realise that your existence serves the purpose of continuing the human race, this makes you feel a bit sad inside but you'll put your head down and get on with it anyway.

2 Is there a God?

No

3 Do blondes have more fun?

No

4 What is the best way to lose weight?

Controlled diet and exercise

5 Is there anybody out there?

Probably

6 Who is the most famous person in the world?

Michael Jackson

7 What is love?

Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.

8 What is the secret to happiness?

Prescription medication.

9 Did Tony Soprano die?

I didn't watch it.

10 How long will I live?

Depends.
 
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Top 10 unanswerable questions of the last decade:

1 What is the meaning of life? Life

2 Is there a God? No

3 Do blondes have more fun? Yes

4 What is the best way to lose weight? Calorie controlled diet

5 Is there anybody out there? No

6 Who is the most famous person in the world? Jesus

7 What is love? Its a feeling

8 What is the secret to happiness? Not being sad

9 Did Tony Soprano die? Stupid question only known to the scriptwriters

10 How long will I live? Longer than now
 
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Meaning of life:

life   
[lahyf] –noun
1. The condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
2. The sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, esp. metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.

Why do people think this is such a difficult question?
 
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Meaning of life:

life   
[lahyf] –noun
1. The condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
2. The sum of the distinguishing phenomena of organisms, esp. metabolism, growth, reproduction, and adaptation to environment.

Why do people think this is such a difficult question?

That is the definition of life, not the meaning of life.
 
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