The meaning of life <cartoons, etc.> ... an evolving thread

@msolga,

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201005/r561338_3396544.jpg

A turtle swims through a massive oil slick south of Louisiana on May 4, 2010, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

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@msolga,

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/6/7/1275934038795/A-young-heron-sits-dying--025.jpg

A young heron stranded in oil-covered mangroves in Barataria Bay, Louisiana
Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

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@msolga,

I know about those pelicans.

Barny Frank

http://www.seattlepi.com/dayart/20090821/Cartoon20090821.jpg

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@msolga,

Been looking at photos of the animals.

Unbearable tragedy.

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@dlowan,

Yes.
A terrible tragedy.

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http://images.theage.com.au/2010/06/11/1588406/Moir11cod-620x0.jpg

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http://images.theage.com.au/2010/06/23/1628821/leunig23cod-620x0.jpg

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http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/7/21/1279668586877/Steve-Bell-22.07.2010-001.jpg

Former M15 head: Iraq war 'radicalised a generation':
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10697083

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Without life, there is no meaning. The universe is mere being without the existence of sentience. What do you mean by meaning? Purpose? I don't believe it has any intended purpose.

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@msolga,

Below is a link to an awesome cartoon done by the guys from south park to illustrate the philosophy of Alan Watts.

Click here to watch Life As Music

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@emptymind,

Alan Watts!
You've just jolted my memory, emptymind ...
I read some of his book years & years ago. Smile

I'll return in a wee bit to properly check out the videos.
Thank you for posting & welcome to the MOL thread. Smile

edit: ... & a warm welcome to A2K, too! I just checked & I see this is your second post to the forum. A pleasure to meet you, emptymind.

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@Sentience,

Hello, Sentience.
I'm sorry, but I didn't see your post till now.
Welcome! A pleasure to meet you, too! Smile

I feel I should try to explain a little about this thread to you & to other new A2Kers, especially the title.

Way back on the 2nd of January, 2005, I posted this cartoon, which I thought was a bizarre but apt comment about humans & war. I named the thread after the title of the cartoon: "the meaning of life", thinking that it would be a one-off thread & not really knowing what I expected to happen with the thread. I think I just wanted to share the cartoon with others here.

Quote:

Well, one thing led to another & the thread sort of developed a life of it's own .. a place for people to send any visual commentary on the human condition (etc, etc!), if you like ... : political cartoons, philosophical cartoons, photographs, etc, ... it happened rather spontaneously & here we are 5+ years later. Sometimes the thread is dormant for a time & at other times (like now) it springs back to life with fresh posts.

Originally I posted this thread in the "general" category, but it somehow found its way into the philosophy forum.
I don't know that any answers to philosophical questions are to be found here ( Smile

), but there are certainly many observations about the weird, sad, funny, tragic, mysterious, cruel, magical & mad things that human beings get up to.

So may I extend an invitation to any of you with an interest in visual commentary to feel free to post your contributions, too. (And I hope the thread title has not caused too much confusion! Wink

)

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Hi Olga -

I know this looks like a doom and gloom cartoon, but it did make me laugh so i thought i'd share it

http://www.truthdig.com/images/eartothegrounduploads/KickAssFuture-363.jpg

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@Endymion,

Hi Endy

(We cross-posted! Smile

)

Those silly sausages think there'll actually be an end to it!
Ha! Fools! Wink

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@msolga,

Hi, Olga and Endy. Smile

http://cagle.msnbc.com/news/Economy08/images/bagley.gif

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@Letty,

... & a good morning to you , Letty & Endy! Smile

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http://d.yimg.com/a/p/umedia/20100728/largeimage.33fafbc16b0d2a03c811ab21772a4fc5.gif

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http://images.theage.com.au/2010/08/05/1753002/Moir%206%208-600x400.jpg

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http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201008/r615715_4099039.jpg

Desperate: Flood survivors try to catch food bags being dropped from an army helicopter in Lal Pir (AFP: Arif Ali)

Pakistan pleads for help as disaster worsens:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/09/2976991.htm?section=world

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@msolga,

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/8/9/1281358888354/The-aerial-view-from-a-Pa-001.jpg

Families carrying their belongings as they walk through floodwaters on the outskirts of Sukkur. Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

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