Cabe ir mas lejos; cabe sospechar que no hay universo en el sentido organico, unificador, que tiene esa ambiciosa palabra. Si lo hay, falta conjeturar su proposito; falta conjeturar las palabras, las definiciones, las etimologias, las sinonimias, del secreto diccionario de Dios.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Borges suggests there may be no unified organic universe, and if there is, its purpose and language remain unknowable.
- In plain terms
- We cannot know if the universe has a single purpose or a secret dictionary defining it.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that ultimate cosmic meaning may be beyond human comprehension.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a universe?
- Can language capture reality?
Another view
It assumes a single purpose exists to be discovered.
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