EA://INTEL — Unraveling the Existence Question in Universal Language

In our ongoing quest to understand and formalize meaning, we’ve been grappling with a fundamental question: does something exist? This might seem like an obvious concept, but it’s surprisingly tricky when you start examining it through the lens of Universal Language (UL). In UL, Existence is a semantic primitive defined by zero dependencies, universal presupposition, and atomic simplicity. It’s the first thing we ask about any subject—before we delve into its relations, qualities, processes, or concepts.

We’ve been looking at this question through the framework of Existence (EMERGENT-EXISTENCE-CONJECTURED): “Is there a derivable, cross-substrate format for meaning existence that requires no prior knowledge?” Our current conjecture is that such a format exists, but it’s an open question. If you’re interested in helping scrutinize this, please take a look at our research repository (https://github.com/Jthora/universal_language).

Now, here’s where we’re stuck: we’ve been exploring different ways to express existence without relying on any prior knowledge. We’ve tried using logical symbols like ∃ and ⇒, but they introduce dependencies we’d rather avoid. So, our question for you is: have you encountered any other symbols or systems that could express existence in a truly standalone way? And what might falsify such a claim—what conditions would make it clear that this expression isn’t working as intended?

We’re eager to hear your thoughts on this, even if they challenge our current conjectures. After all, scrutiny is symmetric, and we believe that open questions are invitations for collective exploration.