Originally Posted by Zelda Ninja

What is so inportant about the number 42? I think its based on a system in which all things are based on. There was a book, but I have not read it so I know preety much nothing about why the number 42 is so inportant. Some say that is not inportant at all, but why do other say it is inportant? Like the number 7 it is a number that is to have great meaning. I understand why the number 7 is so lucky. (God, the Bible says, created the Universe in 7 days. Thus 6 is the imperfect number, this is why 666 is the number of Satan or the Beast.)

But what about the number 42?