Posted by Yogesh Malhotra on March 15, 1998 at 17:15:16:

In Reply to: Re: On Sense, Sensibility and Nonsense posted by Martyn R Jones on March 14, 1998 at 08:10:18:

You have mentioned:

>If language really "is a virus sent to us from outer space" then trying to accurately define
>knowledge, information and data using a relatively imprecise and flawed symbol system
> - the english language - maybe fraught with risk and vulnerable to frustration.

The key issue is 'whose outer space?' specifically when referring to abstract constructs such as knowledge. One way of looking at shared space may be viewed as sharing of 'meaning' which in my belief transcends the notion of language - whether it is language of machines (such as computers, morse codes or cryptographs), sign languages (for physically challenged, specific groups / cultures, gangs, etc.), regional / geographical dialects (such as American English [colloquial and formal], King's English and its adaptations in various geographical dialects), or the age old booming of the drums in the African jungles. Just a thought about the 'spaces' shared between different individuals in different contexts, spaces and times...

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