So that's it with all of that and now we can jump in tonight's topic and given that it's the end of the year and

You're all probably worn down by the year so I figured I can get away with pretty much anything

so I'm going to I'm going to give one of those thoughts where I tackle one of the

bigger questions and if I do it in a way that's

unsatisfactory you won't remember it anyway because you'll have to be dealing with holiday things anyway. So tonight I'm going to be exploring what it is

we're trying to accomplish when we mull over the meaning of life.

We'll see if you like, and it's worth any pondering,

or you just say, well, that was weird.

And you all that. So when we wonder what is the meaning of my existence, why am I here, what does this mean?

Of course, it's a question that's framed in language and we first have to look and understand what exactly the question is asking.

By which I mean, the word meaning actually can point to quite a number of different questions.

For example, red light means stop.

This, fingers in the shape of a V means peace in many cultures.

One finger, you know what that means. So if we're talking about that

kind of meaning, then life simply is a symbol for something else, in which case we would simply run to the dictionary

which would inform us that life is that period between birth and death.

The quality, distinguish a vital functional being from a dead body. Now I don't

think any of you by me saying that have had your question, if you ever asked that question,

what's the meaning of life? I don't think you'd be satisfied with that answer.

So I think we can safely rule out that when we wonder what the meaning of life is, we're not asking what life is a symbol of.

Likewise, the word meaning can also point towards cause and effect. For instance, global warming means the sea levels will rise. One thing causes the other means can sometimes

point to cause an effect. Now by that nature, if we're asking what is the cause and effect, what is life

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