Words are but symbols of symbols, twice removed from reality. (49 sec)
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1. Words are not the direct experience of reality itself.
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2. Words are symbols that represent our interpretations and perceptions of reality.
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3. Our understanding of reality is filtered through language and concepts.
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4. This both limits and distorts what we think we see.
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5. It’s only when we look beyond words that we are able to experience reality.
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6. Is the image dispayed above a tree?
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7. When the word “tree” is written or spoken is that a tree?
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8. Words are great pointers but they awfully unreliable as a statement of fact.
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