hail void.
Very well said. The erosion of language. and consider that English is a poorly constructed method of communication. acronyms are in my opinion one of the worst at derailing things. If it need saying say the whole darn thing. My latest irritation is people calling GMT 400 series trucks (1988-1998) ish OBS, old body style, NO what ever is not the current body style is old body style.I think it goes deeper. It's not just a resilience to reason due to over socialization- it's a side effect of a language which has been rendered impotent and becomes more corrupted daily. Without accurate and specific words the mind cannot accurately catagorize, classify and therefore refrence the world, the mind cannot value things accurately and thus any chance at gaining a more accurate understanding of objective truth is thwarted before one ever has the chance to gain it, much less pass it on by communicating. The theory of stupidity is merely a downstream effect of this truth.
Our language itself is under attack, false words with false meanings lead us astray. Unless we understand the limitations of language we cannot escape the social consequences of using it and being understood through its lense. Words have incredible power over us... and our language is designed from the ground up to make us stupid and disconnect us from God. Be wary of the words you speak, and make a habit of speaking the most absolute truth possible even at the risk of offending others and starting wars. I believe the consequences of this is what Kant was driving at with his categorical imperative of always telling the truth.
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Yes, stupid is spreading like a virus in the country.Yeah, except it is true hillbillies who use empirical data and the "educated" who spout crap. idiotric
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