Why 42 is answer to life and everything

[questfortruth]

The factors of 42 are: 6 times 7. The factors of 6 are 2 times 3.
Yes, God rests at 7th day of Creation. And 2 and 3 mean Holy Trinity (three persons), and the Godman (two natures: God and Human).

There, above the rainbow, is the answer to the story: 42.

It is also my address. Why? I am Doctor without PhD diploma. I am Doctor Who.
You know I got your number (42) -- first line in the song:

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

It's just a meme number from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

 

[questfortruth]

It's just a meme number from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

It is also my address. Why? I am Doctor without PhD diploma. I am Doctor Who.

 

[Altfish]

It's fiction, just like all the holy books

 

[questfortruth]

It's fiction, just like all the holy books

except some true books.

 

[exchemist]

It's fiction, just like all the holy books

As is the OP's PhD, apparently.

 

[Subduction Zone]

What do you get when you multiply six by nine?

 

[The Sum of Awe]

What do you get when you multiply six by nine?

54?

 

[The Sum of Awe]

42 is the meaning of life, what it means is open to interpretation.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

What do you get when you multiply six by nine?

669?

 

[Subduction Zone]

54?

"I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe”

 

[The Kilted Heathen]

It's just a meme number from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I've actually read that it does have some meaning, and that [42] is coding for a placeholder; essentially "Anything you want this to be". Didn't dig too deep because it's fiction, and I like that answer,