Think about it for a minute: if words were gateways to truth, then we could never learn another language. If words somehow corresponded to some sort of firm, determinate truth out there in the world independent of the words, then we would remain forever anchored to that truth through the words of our native language. We would never be able to break free of this necessary connection. We could never learn another language but the one we were raised in. But we do learn other languages. And we learn to use our mother language in new ways. So words do not correspond to anything called truth. Words are events and follow other events in sequence, while everything else remains the same. And when my speaking is done, your listening is done. That is all. There is no problem.
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