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I doubt the world would be a better place. Different languages often go hand in hand with different cultures, trying to unify everything may not be a good idea
by tnzn 8y ago
I doubt the world would be a better place. Different languages often go hand in hand with different cultures, trying to unify everything may not be a good idea to make the world better.
- mmjaa 8y agoI believe the answer is that we must teach our children to be multi-lingual, at all costs, and eschew any and all cultures which, on the basis of the value they place on their own language, render other cultures words 'inferior'. The spirit of the desire to render a world language is a good one. There are many ways this can be accomplished; at a personal level, it is made through the decision to honour every word, every symbol, every sign on Earth, with equality.
- ardent_uno 8y agoIf your real goal is "unity and equality", then everyone should learn one language. Then, because different languages often foster different cultures, we will eliminate significant differences in culture which are so often the source of human conflict. One of the greatest gifts any superpower bequeaths to the world is a de facto universal language, such as Latin in Roman times. America being so dominant economically and culturally has given English to the world, which has reached a level of popular ubiquity unlike the world has ever known. This is a very good thing for the world.
- artificial 8y agoGuess French is out :/