The meaning of life is deeply mixed with the philosophical and religious conceptions
of
existence,
consciousness, and
happiness,
and touches on many other issues, such as
symbolic meaning,
ontology,
value,
purpose,
ethics,
good and evil,
free
will,
conceptions of God, the
existence of God, the
soul, and the
afterlife.
Scientific contributions are more indirect; by describing the
empirical
facts
about the
universe, science provides some context and sets
parameters for conversations on related topics. An alternative,
human-centric, and not a cosmic/religious approach is the question "What
is the meaning of
my life?" The value of the question pertaining
to the purpose of life may coincide with the achievement of ultimate reality, or a feeling of oneness, or a feeling of sacerdness.
