http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03...bidden-words-removed-from-standardized-tests/
They want to ban words like "poverty" and "computer" if referenced as a home computer. LMAO
Language is the single most important skill a human being ever develops, bar none. Without language there is nothing that can be called distinctly human. Without it, humans would be relegated to a life of reflex. Without it, humanity would not survive.
Given this, it is clear why one might be interested in destroying the power of mind that language imparts by destroying language itself in very specific ways that leave the individual incapable of higher level reasoning and perception while preserving lower functions. This is effectively accomplished through the alteration of the individual's language capabilities. We have all borne witness to this over the past 40 years and more, though many have most likely not been able to connect those dots as they are generally unaware of the prime role that language serves in enabling
everything that builds our realities.
I would almost be willing to bet there exists not one in one million persons who understand that language is literally life for the human race and that without it there would be no humanity of which to speak.
Edit:
Last night I pondered this notion of pure reflex as the only life available to us without language and realized that this is almost completely true, but not quite entirely so. On reflection I realized that there is in fact a rudimentary conceptual existence that would accompany the life of the reflexes. It is, however, a very low level of conceptualization that I suspect is hard-wired into us. I do not believe that it would serve as a standalone mechanism of ideation per se, but rather as perhaps a primitive means of filtration of sensory data.
For example, distance would be a hard-wired concept to help one assess potential threats based on how far away an object may be. If I am atop a large hill and spy a lion a mile away, my reaction may be significantly different than if the lion is 100 yards away. The concept of distance, therefore, aids in survival despite one being non-verbal. The concept of an obstacle similarly aids one by preventing Joe Caveman from running face first into a tree because the hard-wired understanding that two objects cannot occupy the same space lends an inborn understanding.
Just the musings of a mad engineer.
