tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010406940823317481.post1314044549328819845..comments2024-03-21T21:03:57.326-07:00Comments on Sardonic comment: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04466234582441270750noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010406940823317481.post-25884074130837643682014-06-11T20:34:21.192-07:002014-06-11T20:34:21.192-07:00“It seems, at least for a moment, as it somethings...“It seems, at least for a moment, as it somethings may “really be” that color. But there is no such thing as that color! ... Subjective colors aren’t colors; they are Escher colors.”<br /><br />This is similar to the ‘general’ Buddhism. Yet, the Zen-Buddhism is slightly different. Zen does accept a solid ‘reality’ while claims that that reality is beyond the reach with ‘language’. Thus, when a Zen-student asks the ‘color’ of the sand or the wall, the ‘answer’ is a slap on student’s head, as this answer (slapping) is as good as any other possible answer.<br /><br /><br />So, this ‘reality’ issue has been debated over 2,000 years. In fact, this issue can be settled with a simple proof in linguistics, the Martian Language Thesis -- Any human language can always establish a communication with the Martian or martian-like languages. That is, a ‘reality’ can be ‘described’ in zillion ways but,<br />One, those zillion different descriptions will not change the solid reality the slightest bit.<br />Two, by having that solid reality, those zillion different descriptions can always be translated among one another. <br /><br /><br />More details about this Martian Language Thesis is available at http://www.chineselanguageforums.com/linguistics-f25/language-types-and-second-language-acquisition-t222.html#p1934 .<br />Tienzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842156512465678309noreply@blogger.com