But "true/false" isn't actually binary, is it? A great trait (and, simultaneously, a great failure) of languages in general is that of the characteristic cultural exclusivities each language (or dialect) serves. Any language derives & determines connotation and denotation, word by word, in its lexicon, and even the same word in the same language can have different meanings in different regions (British & American English, for example).
So what's truth by one language's (and culture's) standard of truth isn't necessarily truth in another's; are either of them accurately reflecting anything objectively? If not, is their truth wrong, if it fits their cultural paradigm of truth? And how many contingencies affect those assigned values?
Origins of CS #1: A Universal Language for Reasoning
Loved it!
I was thinking of starting to write about how Geometry and Logic ended up with a radical revolution in Math and the birth of Computer Science.
It is fascinating how those two different fields helped us to discover the same problem.
Let's do a standalone piece on the zairja! I've learned (and written) a ton about the Antikythera mechanism, but the zairja needs some love.
But "true/false" isn't actually binary, is it? A great trait (and, simultaneously, a great failure) of languages in general is that of the characteristic cultural exclusivities each language (or dialect) serves. Any language derives & determines connotation and denotation, word by word, in its lexicon, and even the same word in the same language can have different meanings in different regions (British & American English, for example).
So what's truth by one language's (and culture's) standard of truth isn't necessarily truth in another's; are either of them accurately reflecting anything objectively? If not, is their truth wrong, if it fits their cultural paradigm of truth? And how many contingencies affect those assigned values?
I do love the idea of a universal language. I believe we actually possess something close to it in our ability to visualize, though that's not the standard sense we're used to using to communicate, it's becoming more popular (image-based help manuals & so on), and already translating to real life through AI, no words necessary: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/customclarity_ai-tech-technology-activity-7127718768717266947-Lg-0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop