Reply #118: a language expresses a culture, a mindset

[tocqueville]

words exist in certain languages, not in others. Concepts are very different in different cultures. The same word means different things in different languages. "Liberal" has a concept of "left" in the US, means neocon in Europe.

diversity is the rule, not monolithism. Your "etymologists" are nuts.

that there are some shared languages as vehicles of communication is one thing, has always occured. But according to you the "natural evolution" should lead to a common, unique mindset. All historic facts speak of the contrary. NEW languages emerge, old evolve and change. Old English is practically uncomprehensible for a modern average Brit, but still far easier for a Scandinave.

According to you in 200 years from now we'll all speak Chinese. Which means that won't be any need for an alphabet, all think in Taoism. Probably we'll live on rice and turn yellow too...

the human spirit is DIVERSE, therefore languages always will be different. The only real unique language is maths or maybe HTML. Because it expresses the same concepts.