Please answer me this...
How and when did language get to be so smart. It knows all the meanings the human race has infused in its daily words; keeps track of origins and changes; even retains what we've long since forgotten just in case. All the names of people, places and things are retained in memory storage as words... along with most all complex knowledge and intricate memories (except those related primarily to our senses of sight, touch and smell) are also retained forever within our souls thanks to mere words. Hmm...
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAs there is no question in this, It would be hard to answer...I take it the question should've been "How and when did language get to be so smart?", yes?
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How and when did language get to be so smart. It knows all the meanings the human race has infused in its daily words; keeps track of origins and changes; even retains what we've long since forgotten just in case. All the names of people, places and things are retained in memory storage as words... along with most al ...[text shortened]... ouch and smell) are also retained forever within our souls thanks to mere words. Hmm...
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If it is the question, then the answer is simple....Language is a non sentient idea, and therefor can't have sentient intelligence. It is the person using the language that is smart or not.
Smart -
Adjective: Having or showing a quick-witted intelligence.
Verb: (of a wound or part of the body) Cause a sharp, stinging pain.
Language can't in itself be any of these things without being shaped or used by a sentient being. And a person using the language can only know what xe has been taught, it is very rare that someone can know every word and meaning including names and places.
The rest of your statement is plain ol bunkum.
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundPlease muster the virile objectivity to read the op once again for the first time. It simply suggests that all languages (whether ancient and no longer in use or contemporary and used in most corners of the civilized world) become the unique repositories of basic and complex thought, and perpetuate the history of those for whom it functioned as mother tongue.
As there is no question in this, It would be hard to answer...I take it the question should've been "How and when did language get to be so smart?", yes?..... Yes.
If it is the question, then the answer is simple....Language is a non sentient idea, and therefor can't have sentient intelligence. It is the person using the language tha ...[text shortened]... r statement is plain ol bunkum..... As always, I respect your right to an opinion.
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyIn your head, i'm sure that's what it says.
Please muster the virile objectivity to read the op once again for the first time. It simply suggests that all languages (whether ancient and no longer in use or contemporary and used in most corners of the civilized world) become the unique repositories of basic and complex thought, and perpetuate the history of those for whom it functioned as mother tongue.
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Originally posted by Frank BurnsMakes total sense, Frank. Human eyegate is essentially lazy, while the eargate's work ethic know no bounds.
I've always just thought of language as verbal symbols. The sound evokes a memory. Maybe that's why it is easier to learn more than one language as a child than it is as an adult.
Believe this is why children will often ask their mother or father, "Would you please read that story again".
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundSorry, Huck, that I failed to make allowance for the fact that you have been uniquely blessed with the spiritual gift of climbing
In your head, i'm sure that's what it says.
inside the cranial cavities of others; determing the person's precise intent; value of insights and legitimacy of their motives.
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyWell, if language was so smart, we'd all know what you meant...right?
Sorry, Huck, that I failed to make allowance for the fact that you have been uniquely blessed with the spiritual gift of climbing
inside the cranial cavities of others; determing the person's precise intent; value of insights and legitimacy of their motives.
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