Friday, March 05, 2010

Words

There is something about them. You can almost argue from the existence of words to the existence of God. Of course, you can't really do this. However, let me elaborate.

Facts are things that are objectively so. The existence of a rock in space-time, for example. A word, however, adds meaning to a fact. Not necessarily spiritual meaning, or moral meaning or even relational meaning, but meaning. It takes the bare fact of existence and forms it into an idea. They cannot help but narrate the universe as we know it.

Much like Calvin's view of revelation, in a way. God's words narrate his works. Words give meaning to actions.

Now this is only a baby thought, and I need interaction to refine and develop it more.

Thoughts please!*

*Yes Simone, I'll even welcome your overtly Platonic thoughts too. :P