"Nothing I see means anything"

In order for me to win this round, I must demonstrate that that the statement "nothing I see means anything" is false. Unfortunately, this is a poorly worded resolution, so I will make the following assumptions about the resolution: 1)The "I" is meant to be a generalization of any individual and not a specific referent to KingYosef. 2)The verb "see" is meant to represent all the senses and not just the particular sense of sight These assumptions are fair and make sense. Furthermore, I have the right to make theses assumptions because KingYosef created the resolution and did not clarify his exact intent, leaving me with muddy water. I have thus taken the initiative to clear the water by defining the terms. KingYosef has no right to object to these assumptions as he had the opportunity to be clear in his intent but instead created a confusing resolution. Thus the clarified topic of debate can be understood to mean, "Human perception of the world does not mean anything." Now I am left to interpret what KingYosef intended when he uses the term "means." In this context, "means" could signify two things. 1)signification, the conveying of information 2)to have importance or value (as in "the poem means a lot to me) I will demonstrate that human perception meets both interpretations. However, in order to win this debate I only need to show that human perception meets ONE of these interpretations, for reasons of competitive equity. It would be unfair for KingYosef to claim that I must prove my point with relation to a specific interpretation, because he could simply choose whichever definition my argument was weaker on or an entirely new definition I didn't address, making my response a waste of time. Disallowing the option for me to win on either interpretation would be punishing me for KingYosef's lack of clarity. Now, my arguments: 1)i. Human perception at least lets us know that we exist. Through input from our senses, we are aware of ourselves. Perception gives us an idea of "self." It allows us to see the apparent distinction between "something else" and "myself," the receiver of information. Perceptions allow us to understand that we are a "perceiver," and in that way we understand the self. ii. While what is perceived may be necessarily different than what exists in the outside world, that does not mean that perceptions cannot convey any information at all. For instance, when we stand near a fire, we feel warmth. While what we perceive is fundamentally different from the actual chemical reactions and energy transfers occurring because of the fire, our perceptions still convey the information that energy is being released. On an even more primitive level, our perceptions of pain give us the information that something is damaging our bodies. Even though pain is a perception totally unrelated to "the way reality is," it still conveys information, and thus has meaning. 2)Human perception has meaning to many people. For anyone who has a favorite poem, painting, or song, perception means something. The beauty of a sunset means something to a transcendentalist that sees it. Billions of people have strong emotional attachments to their senses-indication that "seeing" has meaning to these people.