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What is language actually good for?

Word of Mouth

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Is Language Bad for Scientists?

Ara: In the title of my book, you say language is bad for scientists. Can you give us some examples of what it is bad for? Ara: The problem ith language is that it's not objective. It gets you to take a certain stand on what your seeing. And that means that truth is hard to get at.

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