The meaning of life, i.e. the meaning of the world, we can call God.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wittgenstein suggests that the ultimate meaning of existence can be referred to as God.
- In plain terms
- The meaning of life is what we call God.
- What can you take from it?
- Religious terms can express the search for existential meaning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does the world mean to you?
- Is God a necessary concept for meaning?
Another view
This equates a complex concept with a single term, which may oversimplify.
More from Ludwig Wittgenstein
What do I know about God and the purpose of life? I know that this world exists.
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