Human language... prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Language is one component of the human cognitive capacity which happens to be fairly amenable to enquiry. So we know a good deal about that.
But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.
We use so much bad language that it forms a barrier between ourselves and the truth.
Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.
All human language draws its nature and value from the fact that it both comes from the Word of God and is chosen by God to manifest himself. But this relationship is secret and incomprehensible, beyond the bounds of reason and analysis.
Language cares.
Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language is handy, but we humans have social and emotional connections that transcend words and are communicated - and understood - without conscious thought.
Language is froth on the surface of thought.