6-year-old asks Neil deGrasse Tyson 'what's the meaning of life?'

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Saturday, January 17, 2015
Neil DeGrasse Tyson provided a thoughtful and eloquent answer to a 6-year-old who asked him "what's the meaning of life?"
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Neil deGrasse Tyson sure does know a lot, but does he know the meaning of life? That's what one six-year-old boy was determined to find out.

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While speaking at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Mass. on Thursday, Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked "what's the meaning of life?" by a curious young boy named Jack. The audience was instantly amused by Jack's question, but Tyson took the inquiry very seriously, providing a very elegant response and easily understandable answer to the young boy. Check out the inspirationally educational video above.