An interesting quote on evolution

[mediamogul]

Rhythm, mediamogul: That is true, languages are dreadful in this sense, subjective, irregular and (for most of us) tedious to learn.

That is with the exception of the language of mathematics, that has proven incredibly* well equipped to describe reality. (*Musings of which also fascinate me and wonderfully reviewed in this topic: )

It is with such a logical (in the sense that it is yet to fail us) language that I wish to cast my eye upon the world. Indeed biology is increasingly being analysed as such.

Don't get me wrong though. Language is, when excercised by a mind trained in logic, able to uncover many of its own shortcomings. I do think that it can tell us something real about the world. Language can also be used to describe fact or truth. If language didn't work, we would be unable to do thinks like make predictions and have them come true. If you want to see how language can malfunction look at the ontological argument for the existence of god. It is basic all the problems of logic condensed down into one annoying paragraphs worth of fallacies.