We see the world through the grid of language. For newborn babies, the world looks chaos. Everything they see is a stream of colorful dots and shapes. It is almost a series of abstract artworks. And everything they hear sounds a series of meaningless noise. It looks like the beginning of the universe. In the … Continue reading Naming and Qualia
Day: April 27, 2019
Maya’s Veil
How do we know the world is real? How do we know our life is real? After all, what we see is what we see. These ontological and epistemological questions always end up with such tautology. As long as we rely on our sensors or their linguistic, semiotic, technological extensions, we can never get out … Continue reading Maya’s Veil
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