The World Is Made Of Language

“What lies at the heart of every living thing is not a fire, not warm breath, not a ‘spark of lfe.’ It is information, words, instructions.” -Richard Dawkins

Diana Slattery - Xenolinguistics

Join Jason Silva every week as he freestyles his way into the complex systems of society, technology and human existence and discusses the truth and beauty of science in a form of existential jazz. New episodes every Tuesday.

[Noonenaught]

The best description will never compete against someones experience.

[adirakessler]

The music is by Tony Anderson and the song is "Angelic Highways."

[Homunculas]

Georg kuhliwind "LOGOS STRUCTURE " (language as a model for reality).
A very good read for anyone interested in this subject.

[Rel]

So many people see language as speaking instead of a term to define how all information is conveyed. Language can be for anything such as computers, maths, science. All matter has a language to convey instruction of what to be and how to operate. Information is what, Language is how. 
I haven't watched one of these videos in a while as i just wasn't OK with them, now i am back and loving it with new eyes.

Great job Jason.

[DanielDogeanu]

I wish your voice would be a notch higher in volume, or the music a notch lower, to hear you properly. Just saying...

[BoopathiRajaa]

"What's DNA ? 
Software that writes its own hardware."

Nice one! 

[leobro]

It's quite mind blowing to understand that words are definitions of other definitions.

[Lexmillion]

This is what you begin to understand once you start studying basic physics, everything can be logically explained one way or another. That the "how" always exists, even if there isn't always a "why"

[rammetin]

either everyting can be put in words or it's just our brains that interprets the world around us in that way

[OhevTorathMoshe]

It's incredible to me that Richard Dawkins, such a staunch atheist,  and McKenna, who was so opposed to Torah-based religion (as he perceived it), would openly recognize that "What lies at heart of very living things is... information, words, instructions".  That is a well-known mystical Torah teaching.  If like-minded thinkers would only consider the ramifications of what that means... Information without an Informer?  Words without a Speaker?  Instructions without an Instructor?  What is wowing Jason and all his listeners touches on a classical belief of the faith of his forefathers.  Could it be that a spark from that ancient faith is crying out to be heard?

[aniketshevade]

Oh Its the beauty of today's generation that we are questioning everything to know that we don't have answer to most. SO it gives us the purpose to find out the answers. Jason inspires me for that

[ggmtalents]

Oh my!!! Right up my alley. Please post more

[adirakessler]

Music: Angelic Highways by Tony Anderson!

[DianaSlattery]

Thanks for the call-out, Jason.  The point in a nutshell.

[gmra]

Actually I think you can say the same thing about Math, the universe is math and every cell, atom or particle has a math function embedded into that permit to understand, light, expansion, evolution, earthquakes, art and even love. Words account for the way to explain the world, math is to understand it.

[JovankaCiaresHerbalist]

Everything is communication or communicating. Our bodies, our environment, our souls are constantly talking to us. The problem is that most of us refuse to

[verfed]

I love your videos Jason! And I know you're a filmmaker but I would love to read your book one day. Also, I especially appreciate the spiritual tone of your talks.

[DaleLangdon]

"In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God." -Not Richard Dawkins

[musicvideosish]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON ! Sending you Love & Appreciation...ok and Lots of Inspiration. ;)

[musicvideosish]

I love these! Whether you agree or not- they get the wheels of the mind turning. I really enjoy listening to your ideas/truths Jason. Thank you for the mind excercise ;)