Philosophical snapshot: Words… Words… Words…

Philosophers wonder about what existence is.

Philosophers try to find out the meaning of being.

Different words.

Entangled in huge conversations.

The theme of endless research.

But what if our thoughts are trapped inside a cave (cafe) we created?

What if we created these notions as we created these words?

Existence…

Being…

Are they different?

Who said these words mean anything in the first place?

The one who uttered them first wanted to say something he or she felt at that moment.

Said something.

Tried to communicate that to someone else.

And from that moment we have been wandering ever since.

(What do you mean?)

Oh, had she not say anything.

And just hold his hand…

What is Being? A child’s answer…

“What is Being?” – “It is a word” (!) [A child’s answer to the greatest philosophical question]

Once I asked a child what Being is…

(Once I asked my self what Being is…)

And the child answered…

“It is just a word dad”

(And I laughed…)

And my dad was impressed…

And the whole world of philosophy kept on going…

Trying to figure out what Being is.

“What exists?” – “That which we have named…”

Calligraphy. Cancer. Life. Death.

For hundreds of years, Chinese calligraphers have used a plant-based ink to create beautiful messages and art. Now, one group reports in ACS Omega that this ink could noninvasively and effectively treat cancer cells that spread, or metastasize, to lymph nodes. (1)

Life is Silence.

Death is Writing.

The death of the body can be treated with the death of the Logos.

Because Logos created Death. Words destroyed silence.

But it was in silence that we were made to be.

It was in silence that our voice came into existence.

Write down your name.

No, you are not giving birth to yourself.

You are killing you.

Solving problems. In two languages.

People can intuitively recognize small numbers up to four; however, when calculating they depend on the assistance of language. In this respect, the fascinating research question ensues: how do multilingual people solve arithmetical tasks presented to them in different languages of which they have a very good command? The question will gain in importance in the future, as an increasingly globalized job market, where ever more people seek work and study outside of the linguistic area of their home countries.

This question was investigated by a research team led by Dr Amandine Van Rinsveld and Professor Dr Christine Schiltz from the Cognitive Science and Assessment Institute (COSA) at the University of Luxembourg. For the purpose of the study, the researchers recruited subjects who mastered both the German and French languages perfectly.

In two separate test situations, the study participants had to solve simple and complex addition tasks, both in German and French. In the tests, it became evident that the subjects were able to solve simple addition tasks equally well in both languages. However, for complex addition in French, they required more time than with an identical task in German. Moreover, they made more errors when attempting to solve tasks in French.

During the tests, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to measure the brain activity of the subjects. This demonstrated that, depending on the language used, different brain regions were activated. The experiments do not provide any evidence that the subjects translated the tasks they were confronted with from French into German, in order to solve the problem. (1)

The language in which we think affects the way we think.

Because Logos permeates the universe. It defines it.

What we say are not just words, insignificant ripples of waves in the air.

What we speak is magic. Dictating the very existence of worlds.

Magic performed every day.

With a simple “Good morning!” you can create a new universe.

With a sweet “Goodnight…” you can send the world to sleep…

Sweet dreams my child…

I will always be there for you.

No matter what…

Σε αγαπάω…

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