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That works for a lot of stuff:

> Stars are. Only human perception can be "red, and giant".

We describe things using metaphors and concepts that make sense in our world. So what's your point?

Saying "something is weird" certainly implies "this does not match my expectations."

You are pretty much spot-on with matching up to my statement. Implicit in your claim is that science has an expectation, which is a gross conceptual error. The down-votes suggest you are not the only one.

And what useful conclusions can be drawn from that?

That depends on what an individual would perceive as being useful.

The correct answer would have been to pick a reasonable assumption (before you ask, your own judgement determines what is reasonable) for what "useful" is, and to clarify that that was the assumption you were using.

We don't have to question whether or not anything means anything in order to engage with every topic every time, but I appreciate the exercise.

This is a strawman trying to confuse my claim with nihilism.