But isn't the fuzziness of words and their inability to convey the most general truths a very old idea? The Tao says, "the tao that can be told is not the true

But isn't the fuzziness of words and their inability to convey the most general truths a very old idea? The Tao says, "the tao that can be told is not the true tao" and then goes on to describe the limits of words in more detail.