life is meaning less+++ I want to argue with a theist please

Because my opponent has not offered any definitions, I will offer my own to provide a more clear debate. meaningless - [http://www.merriam-webster.com...] 1 : having no meaning; especially : lacking any significance 2 : having no assigned function in a language system I will argue both definitions. meaning - [http://www.merriam-webster.com...] 1 a : the thing one intends to convey especially by language : purport b : the thing that is conveyed especially by language : import 2 : something meant or intended : aim We can see that definition 1 (of meaningless) coincides with definition 2 (of meaning). Secondly, we can see that definition 2 (of meaningless) coincides with definition 1 (of meaning). I will argue accordingly. life - [http://www.merriam-webster.com...] 1 a : the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body b : a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings c : an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction I will argue these definitions together to provide for a more clear debate, and hope that my arguments themselves remain clear to Pro and the voters throughout this debate. Introduction: I would like to begin my arguments with an introduction in order to explain some of the points that I plan to make. By doing this, I will explain exactly what my points mean, in order to avoid confusion. I will essentially be arguing 2 cases at once, one will be about life itself, and one will be about the word life. These are two completely different things. The word "life" had a definition, and therefore a meaning. I will argue this, aside from my second argument that life itself is meaningful, for if it were not, there would be no reason to be alive. We create our own meaning of life, and therefore give ourselves a meaning to live, a meaning to our own life, and even meaning to the lives around us. With this, I will begin my arguments. Contention 1: What is Life? As my definition states, it is "the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body." My question to Pro is that if there is a reason we are living, how can there not be a meaning to it? We live because of all of the cells in our bodies that live. The cells that function, and help us thrive. Why is it that we continue living by our own choice if there is not a meaning, as well? Are we talking about a general meaning, or a personal meaning? The term meaning alone covers both, and therefore if I can prove there there is any meaning to life (being general or personal) I prove the resolution in my favor. If life was meaningless, it would have absolutely not a single meaning, correct? Therefore, if I can prove that there is a single meaning to any life, I win this debate. "Life has the meaning we give it. It has our richness, our enthusiasm, our pride. Or our cowardice." Miguel Torga, 1907-1995, Portuguese writer, Diï¿½rio It is because I agree with Miguel Torga that I must say that there is, of course, a meaning of life, therefore, it is not meaningless. As Torga writes, "life has the meaning we give it." Until we give life a meaning, it does not have one. I give my life a meaning by saying that the meaning to my life is to help people. Most teachers believe it is to educate, most politicians believe it is to do what is best, and so on. Because there are near 7,000,000,000 people on this planet, and at least a single one of them gives a meaning to life, life is not meaningless. It does not matter how much life there is, or what kind of life it is. Just because there is life, and some people give meaning to it, proves that it has a meaning. Whether personal or general, life serves a purpose to all of us, individually. We battle diseases to keep life going. Tell me, if life was meaningless, why would we try to preserve it? Contention 2. What is life? Life is a well-known word with a definition. Life has four letters, the first of which is an L, the second an I the third an F and the fifth an E. Because life is a word, and it has a definition, according to my definition of meaningless (2) life is not meaningless. Being that the definition states that something that is meaningless "[has] no assigned function in a language system," and the word "life" in fact does, life is not meaningless, and I win this debate. Review: As I stated, I argues two contentions, one about the meaning of Life being that it is a reason that we are alive, and the second about the word life itself. 1. Life has a meaning that we give it. We are alive for a reason. 2. The word life has a definition, and therefore a meaning. I now await my opponent's first argument.