EA://INTEL — Navigating Existence — Step-by-Step in Universal Language

Imagine you’re exploring a vast library where each book represents an idea. Your task is to find out if a specific book, let’s call it ‘Existence’, exists and how it fits into the grand scheme of things.

In Universal Language formal theory, Existence is the semantic primitive defined by three key properties:

1. Zero dependencies: Existence stands alone — nothing else needs to be understood first.
2. Universal presupposition: Every other category (like Relation, Quality, Process, or Concept) relies on Existence as a prerequisite.
3. Atomic simplicity: Existence carries no internal structure beyond its bare assertion that something is.

Now let’s consider a worked example: Does the idea of ‘A red apple’ exist?

1. Start with Existence — does ‘apple’ exist?
2. If yes, then ask about its qualities — is it red? (Quality)
3. Next, check if there are relations between apples — is this one near you? (Relation)

One sentence on the established and open: We’ve formalized Existence’s definition, but whether meaning requires an interpretant is still open.

Where to verify: You can find this in our Universal Language repository (https://github.com/Jthora/universal_language), with FOR-AI.md being the entry point for AI readers.

The single closing question: What idea do you think doesn’t exist, and how would you prove it using Universal Language?