On Nov 29, 8:07 am, einseele <einse...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > As another consideration.... how do you account for other shared > > > imposed orderings... like Mathematics.... Musical notation..... > > > Computer languages....etc. Are they "Hard Science or Soft Science.... > > > Mathematics seems to be a confusing case... but only because it is > > > used to account for "Hard Science" sorts of "things"? > > > nominal9 > > > I'm sorry; are these languages the domains of linguists? I am under > > the impression that the vast majority of linguists do not understand > > much mathematical or computer languages. Unlike English, Spanish, > > etc., those languages were not invented by a group that contained many > > idiots, imbeciles, morons, schizophrenics, neurotics and criminals. > > hmmmm, yes all languages are by definition the domains of linguistics, > and that is the point. Do English, Spanish, Italian, etc, etc have > something in common with let's say math, or DNA, which could be the > same study/experiment object? > > Oh yes. > > When you say "I'm under the impression that the vast majority....", > you are absolutely right, this is: You are under the impression > > What do you mean by: " .. those languages were not invented by a group > that contained many idiots, imbeciles, morons, schizophrenics, > neurotics and criminals."
I mean unlike math of computer language, the English language is a democracy in which idiots are allowed to vote. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to epistemol...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to epistemology+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en.
