Seriously Folks

[Iacchus32]

Aloha ,

The purpose of meaning is to establish and confirm purpose .

And the meaning of purpose is that which gives and enhances meaning .

Aloha ,

wm

I always thought the two words kind of interchangeable. For example you can say, "What does it mean?" Or, you can say, "What purpose does it serve?" In other words when something has a sense of purpose, that implies that it has meaning.

 

[The Bellman]

it still brings up, how did that stuff get there to make the big bag...

The "big bag"? That would be my ex-wife.

 

[wayfaring man]

Iacchus32]I always thought the two words kind of interchangeable. For example you can say, "What does it mean?" Or, you can say, "What purpose does it serve?" In other words when something has a sense of purpose, that implies that it has meaning .

That's what I purposely meant to say ... sort of ---

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[Iacchus32]

That's what I purposely meant to say ... sort of ---

Yes, I think meaning can established to the extent that we understand what pupose something serves in relation to those things in its environment. Which is to say, it's all about the relationship between things.

 

[Nathan David]

What we make of it means something. Is there transcendent, universal meaning? No. Is there human meaning? Yes. That's relevant because we're all human.

 

[Iacchus32]

What we make of it means something. Is there transcendent, universal meaning? No. Is there human meaning? Yes. That's relevant because we're all human.

As if human beings were only relative to themselves? But doesn't that exclude the rest of the Universe? I don't think so.