Because the meaning of life is 42, but only if you count really, really, REALLY slowly.
Or perhaps it's 43, depending on who you ask. Or maybe it's just 1, and that's all you get.
Or maybe the meaning of life is a good joke, and the punchline is the punchline.
Or maybe it's just a big ol' pile of existential dread.
But let's be real, who cares? It's not like it's not a philosophical pun if you don't want it to be.
The Meaning of Life