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AROUND THE WORLD. WE'VE BEEN
ASKED WHAT PEOPLE ASK AND ONE
OF THE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE
STRUGGLE WITH AND HAVE
STRUGGLED WITH DOWN THROUGH THE
SIN TREES IS THERE REALLY ANY E.
EMPTESS. SKEEARE ASKED
AND FURY SIGNIFYING THING.O
YOU T ATFT
DANON Y G TT ON
Y.E S N JSENE
REAR A IE NERE
SFISE ANDO ON. ERE
SO I T TO LOOK AT IT THIS
WAY. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO
DEFINE MEANING
>>I WANTO INTEUPT YOU
A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN. HE WAS
LEL LABS LECTURING TO A GROUP
OF SCIENTISTS. THESE ARE MEN
THAT ALU
DID THAT PRODUCE. IT PROOD IN
THEM A TOT LK OF MNI
FOR THEIR LIVES. DARWIN ONCE
ASKED IFIS WOREALLY HA
ANYMORE MEANING THAN THE
JABERING OF A MONKEY. AND THESE
PEOPLE LOOKING INTO FAULT
SCIENCE LEAVES YOU FOR A
MEANING OF LIFE. I WANTED THE
AUDIENCE TO GET THAT
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I WISH I
COULD NAME SOME NAMES TODAY BUT
I WO TT
OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE NAMES
AGS CAE SUAY DAYORNING
HAERNCE CAN ONLYAKE YOSO
THAN EQUIONS AND I TRY TO D
IT TAKE TO FIND MEANING IN
LIFE. THAT'S WHAT BOILSOW
TO AND I GIVE 4 COMPONTS THA
ORNDERTHE SEND COMNE IS
SECUTY. WH YOU'VE GO
Y HE UNMEIN. ITS NOT JUST ENTH
ITS BASED ON THE TRUTH. IT
GIVES YOU SECURITY BEYOND OF
GRAVE AND GOD IS ONLY BIG
ENOUGH TO DO THAT. LET ME
EXPLAIN IT IN THESE TERMS. A
VERY SIMPLE ILLUSTRATION IS
THIS. IF I WE TO TAKE MY 12 2
YEAR OLD AND TWO OF MY OER
CHDR THE SE STORY. IF I
TO NAO TOMMY WALKED UP TO THE
OR ANDPENED THE DOOR
WIDE. IF I TOLD NATHAN IF I
SAID TO HIM LITTLE TOMMY GOT UP
AND WALKED UP TO THE DOOR HIS
ESOU HE TTEN WE.
E E FF.
NEEDHERAN.AO NDE
TO OPEN THE DOOR. NATHAN JUST
GETTING UP TO THE DOOR MAKES
HIS EYES BIG. THE MORAL OF THE
STORY IS THE OLDER YOU GET IT
TAKES MORE TO GIVE YOU A SENSE
OF WONDER.
>> WONDER, TRUTH, SECURITY AND
LOVE
>> THAT'S RIGHT
>> WELL IF YOU ACCEPT A
NATURALISTIC VIEW OF LIFE CAN'T
YOUR LIFE HAVE SOME MEANING IN
THAT PERSPECVE
>>ITANND IN CT ITSERY
INRESTINWH KARL SAGAN'S
BOOKS OU HS SSG E
ESTI
E SIOFN PEENALG CANNOT COME ON
FEIN ICAON B
E UTSOOU GO CK TO E
QUS.
CAN JOTHMEING OTRWE T
MEANING BUYOHA RKE
UROUHAHAKEMO
TO BRING MEANING. IT MUST
CHE T
WHAT GIVES RELEVANCE. AND
TSIDE TRUTHEVAN I
IRRELEVANT
>> I'M SURE AS I HAVE THERE
ARE SOME ATHEISTS WHO TRY TO
INIFANTHERE E
OTHER THAT WILL ADMIT THAT
THERE IS NO MEANING. FOR E
PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN
EVOLUTIONISTS TODAY. YOU CAN'T
PICKUP DISCOVERY MAGAZINE
WITHOUHANG AIC BY
HI I RECALL THAT HE SAID OUR
LIVES HAVE NO MORE MEANING THAN
ORASSURTWIG THAT YOU WOULD
BACKYARD. HE DIDN'T SAY THE
BRANCH A TREE BUT A DRIED TWIG.
RE MEANGHATHAT. ADMIT THAT HISI
AT OTHER TIMES TALKED TO
OLIOY
PREND THEY VE SOM
KIND OF MEANING. WOULD WOULD
U T
>> WELL IT'S A SIMPLE RESPONSE
OULDAKTO THE
T WEA IPN
HSA LS EENF TIME. SO
E ATENISEANGL.KED HIM IF THAT
YOSEITS T SSLEO
DEBUNK MEANING WITHOUT A
MEANINGFUL STATEMENT ITSELF.
ONE STUDENT SAID EVERYTHING IS
LIFE IN MEANINGLESS. I SAID YOU
DON'T BELIEVAT. I
LIFE IS MEANINGLESS. I SAID I
ASSUME THAT YOU ASSUME THAT
WHAT YOU SAID WAS MEANINGFUL
AND IF YOU WHAT YOU SAID JUST
SAID IS MEANINGLESS THEN YOU'VE
V/TDD 714-2-7071OU KNOYOU TE
YI TO PUSOBODY DN BUT
IMAGINE A MIND OF GOULD'S
INTELLTUAL CAPACITY WHILE
AL
VEHRTIIT W SUL
AGN BOMES UIVABLEYO
AFTER HE SUBMITTEDIMSELF TO ALON
LOST ALL OF INTEREST IN MUSE
MICNDEXRES GREAESS IN
MARRIAGE, IN THE FACE OF A
LIHI T DE
LWAS 17. I HAD GIVEN UP ALL
LIE IN HOSPIL BED AND THINK
ATIFE ISMP AND SSE
JOHN BROUGHT TO MY BED AND TO
REN ID YLL LIV
. I THE W THE TTHND
LI
FAER BY ME. IF MY FATHER'S