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Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by Izmaki on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:06AM (#21135962)
So, there may be a real, meaningful question which result is 42, when using a different "base" to view the question at?
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Re:The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: 40 years of parody ... by zaarn on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:16AM (#21136024)
I think it's more poetic to view it as the question for the meaning of everything has a wrong answer to it.

It doesn't make sense, the universe isn't specifically obligated to make any sense, so why should the ultimate question and answer?

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