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Language
December 20, 2017 at 2:44 pm
Because it is impossible to think beyond your vocabulary; I would say that man could not, and did not invent language. It must have been given to him from the start. Any thoughts?
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 3:05 pm
(This post was last modified: December 20, 2017 at 3:21 pm by purplepurpose.)
Aliens did it.
Spaceship. Space/ship. "Space from Latin spatium "room, area, distance, stretch of time". "Old English scip "ship, boat," from Proto-Germanic *skipam (source also of Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Gothic skip, Danish skib, Swedish skepp, Middle Dutch scip, Dutch schip, Old High German skif, German Schiff), "Germanic noun of obscure origin" [Watkins]". From simple to complex.
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 3:09 pm
So God's a conlanger?
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 3:30 pm
(December 20, 2017 at 2:44 pm)Haipule Wrote: Because it is impossible to think beyond your vocabulary; I would say that man could not, and did not invent language. It must have been given to him from the start. Any thoughts?
Bullshit.
Our language evolved because our vocal cords evolved and our brains evolved. No magic sky wizard required.
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 3:49 pm
(This post was last modified: December 20, 2017 at 3:52 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(December 20, 2017 at 2:44 pm)Haipule Wrote: Because it is impossible to think beyond your vocabulary; I would say that man could not, and did not invent language. It must have been given to him from the start. Any thoughts?
Making grunting noises while pointing at shit seems to be well within our abilities. What gave you the impression that language was beyond us, aside from the platitudinous neologism above? Anything?
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 5:56 pm
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Bark bark woof arf grrrrrrr ruff.
Um........... animals have language.
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 5:59 pm
If a tiger was chasing you I bet you could think of lots of things to say.
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 6:20 pm
(December 20, 2017 at 5:56 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Bark bark woof arf grrrrrrr ruff.
Um........... animals have language. So do bees but, they cannot read a book! Yet, if a bee could write a book, I'm sure we would all feel really, really, stupid!
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 6:25 pm
(December 20, 2017 at 6:20 pm)Haipule Wrote: (December 20, 2017 at 5:56 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Bark bark woof arf grrrrrrr ruff.
Um........... animals have language. So do bees but, they cannot read a book! Yet, if a bee could write a book, I'm sure we would all feel really, really, stupid!
You said language, not writing. Stupid falls where?
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RE: Language
December 20, 2017 at 6:41 pm
(December 20, 2017 at 2:44 pm)Haipule Wrote: Because it is impossible to think beyond your vocabulary; I would say that man could not, and did not invent language. It must have been given to him from the start. Any thoughts?
That seems like a silly notion to me. I think you are too unimpressed with the power of evolution. Also, what would God need with language? Who would He talk to? Where would He have gotten language from? If telepathy and omniscience is good enough for Him, I'll have what He's having.
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