The idea that a meaningless statement can be useful represents a fundamental misunderstanding of what the word “meaningless” means.
If a statement is useful, it must have meaning, or else there would be nothing there to use.
I think he means “don’t refer to anything” rather than “meaningless”.
The idea that a meaningless statement can be useful represents a fundamental misunderstanding of what the word “meaningless” means.
If a statement is useful, it must have meaning, or else there would be nothing there to use.
I think he means “don’t refer to anything” rather than “meaningless”.