Representation and the Meaning of Life

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  • W. D. Christensen
چکیده

Forty-two! yelled Loonquawl. Is that all you ve got to show for seven and a half million years w ork? I checked it very thoroughly, said the computer, and that quite definitely is the answer. I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you ve never actually known what the question is. But it was the Great Ques tion! The Ultimate Qu estion of Life, the Universe and E verything, howled Loonquawl. Yes , sai d Deep Thou ght with the air of one wh o suffers fools gladly, but what a ctually is it? Douglas Ad ams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

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تاریخ انتشار 2000