August 06, 2001

Semantics of the word "meaning".... If you misconstrue the word meaning as having relation to the notion of value or worth then you are quite mitaken... Meaning relates to purpose and or intention of use... Here are the commonly accepted definitions and uses of the word meaning ..............The word "meaning" is a technical phrase representing an objective association or assignment.................


To be used to convey; denote: “‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things’” (Lewis Carroll).
(no action will convey or denote)
To act as a symbol of; signify or represent: In this poem, the budding flower means youth.
(No action can act as a symbol of anything but emotion or subjectively assigned value)
To intend to convey or indicate: “No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous” (Henry Adams).
(No action is inteded to convey or indicate accept forsed expresions of emotion or subjectively assigned value)
To have as a purpose or an intention; intend: I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept.
(One may act with intention, however, intention is directed toward subjectively asigned notions of value)
To design, intend, or destine for a certain purpose or end: a building that was meant for storage; a student who was meant to be a scientist.
(Once again .........)
To have as a consequence; bring about: Friction means heat.
(This is very not often used.....)
My fundamental premiss is that subjective notions of "rightness/value/virtue" have no objective reality.. they are cultural biproducts of taboos and socially reinforced behavior "study some freeking cultural anthropology to see what I mean"........ Hence
to me no action has any meaning ............. ohh and neither does life . my life was not created for to serve any purpose..... I am not a symbol and I was not created with some intention... I do not convey or indicate ! ! ...
"THis was for Aaron........"

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