> It was the realization that there is no intrinsic meaning that resolved
it
> for me -- that meaning is a relationship of the form:
>
> The meaning of ______ to _______.
>
> So, the phrase "the meaning of Mendel's life" is incomplete and thus
> subject to ambiguity.
[snip]
> So, David's questions above translated in my mind into the question: What
> kinds of things can be receivers of meaning?
>
> (For example, is "future generations" a true receiver of meaning, or is
it
> just a sloppy way of saying "the sum total of the meaning to all
> individuals making up future generations"?)
Very well said. Thanks, Deron.
-Prof. Tim