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Human beings are always seeking meaning. Yet this “meaning” proves elusive. It is not something that we observe; rather, it is something we have to uncover by interpreting what we observe. The universe stays silent about its own significance, compelling us, as its observers and interpreters, to discover “some form and order.” P. D. James, who created the investigator and poet Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, famously remarked that “what the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.” Meaning is something that we uncover by following clues and discovering where they lead us.

Can Sherlock Holmes help us find meaning in life?