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The purpose of language is to communicate. As Imp says existence isn't dependent on language. The purpose of programming languages is to convey instructions to machines. If you don't say the right things in the right way you won't get the result you were seeking. We use language to communicate to ot...

You raise lots of interesting issues in your post. I am new to this forum so forgive me if I go over issues already covered previously. What is the attraction of truth? Truth provides certainty in a changing world. In broad terms there are 2 types of truth. Firstly, mathematical truths i.e. 2+2=4. I...