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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Alice_and_the_Wonderland 5h \ parent \ on: Why alien languages could be far stranger than we imagine aliens_and_UFOs
That’s discussed in the opening paragraph.
Damn, I didn't even bother to click the link.
Still, if Heptapod is real, learning it is fascinating as it fundamentally changes how we process information and experience reality. Instead of viewing time as a strict sequence of past, present, and future, it allows us to perceive time as a unified whole, opening up an entirely new realm of understanding.
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Instead of viewing time as a strict sequence of past, present, and future
I wonder what the author would think of the lack of tense in language. They'd probably categorize it as a semantic difference.
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