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    Do you think words always do accurately describe information?

    I saw a good video on language developing (maybe posted on here) about how it starts off with us going ohh shit I'd love that rock up there next to my pal but how do I let him know I want that rock. Then they come to an agreement that a sound means ohh dickhead (freedom of speech) give me that rock and that then becomes give me that rock. This isn't a special case lots of noises can mean the same thing (i.e. language) but at what point does a words meaning become abstract enough to cause confusion? Love is definitely one of these words and can be used to mean lots of different things all with their own little meanings to their own person.

    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
    I'm just baffled by what is actually "real" or "true" and what is not. For a long time I thought science tells us, but no, it doesn't. Ultimately I probably land where Savy does, in that there is not any ultimate truth we have the capacity to know. But, you know, who knows?
    I don't belive we don't have the capacity to understand though I think it's false to believe we definitely do. I just think it's false to think we know anything to be true.

    If it's any consolation when I was younger I used to think the opposite. You can go down a real rabbit hole trying to conclude that but no one has and the truth is if someone comes up with it in your lifetime then you can do that then.
    Last edited by Savy; 06-14-2017 at 12:59 AM.

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