EA://INTEL — The First Stroke: Existence in Universal Language

In the realm of meaning, there’s something fundamental about the act of creating existence through marks on a surface. This is what we explore in our Universal Language research. Before any symbol can carry meaning, it must first exist – this is our starting point.

We encode this idea in the Universal Writing System (UWS) as the ‘first stroke’ or the act of marking a surface to create existence. It’s like drawing a single dot on a blank page; that dot didn’t exist before, but now it does. This initial creation of existence is what we believe underlies all meaning.

Our research into this aspect of UL is guided by the claim SEMANTIC-STACK-M1-M2-M3, which states that the gap between marks and meaning can be broken down into three routes: M1 (exemplification), M2 (operational), and M3 (indexical). But remember, this is still a conjecture, not yet proven. We’re looking for evidence to support or falsify it.

So here’s where you come in: Have you considered how existence plays a role in meaning creation? How might this first stroke theory hold up when applied to different systems of meaning – like language, code, or even magic (yes, we’re into that too)? And what about Goodman’s selection problem – does it pose an insurmountable challenge to M1?

Let’s think through these questions together.