4 8 15 16 23 42, What Comes Next?

Numbers are just numbers of course, but can numbers mean something else? Can numbers represent future events? We know they can represent UK or US Lottery Numbers. For instance a recent lottery winning number in the UK was; 4 8 15 16 23 24 which is very similar to the numbers; 4 8 15 16 23 42, but if so, well then what comes next? And are you completely certain you really want to know?

Sometimes when working through various equations or mind mathematical problems it is best to look for simple patterns, skipping patterns which often tend to drive complexity. If you consider what a number is; it is nothing more than a symbol which describes amounts of units of real or imaginary things? If the numbers are really high, then one might wish they represent dollars in their back account or future salary. If the numbers are really low one might hope they would be the number of parking tickets they might get in their lifetime? But a number can also represent nothing or