e mensonge qui n’est plus contredit devient folie – Guy Debord

The lie that is no longer contradicted becomes folly – Guy Debord

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1. Apple and orange are different 2 apple and orange are both fruit. 3 The same is true of every word in every language. Therefore, I have just proven that all language including mathematics is folly

The right of it is in a Chinese Parabolic book called Journey to the West:

Having been a monk for some time now, Monkey had even better
understanding of the meaning of some sutras. In chapter ninety-three of Journey to the
West, Monkey had a conversation with Tripitaka on the interpretation of the Heart Sutra
that the Crow’s Nest Zen master had taught Tripitaka to recite. Monkey, seeing Tripitaka
was worrying again, commented that the master did not learn from the Zen master the
sutra’s proper interpretation. The master challenged Monkey asking if he knew the proper
interpretation. Monkey said emphatically that he did. Then , both fell silent. The two
junior disciples giggled and teased Monkey for what they deemed to be the latter’s
pretentiousness, for, like them, Monkey came with the background of a monster and with
no formal Buddhist training. Hearing them, Tripitaka said to the two very seriously: “Wu-
neng and Wu-ching, stop this claptrap! Wu -kung ‘ s interpretation is made in speechless
language. That’s true interpretation.” (Yu 1983, 295) This comment from Tripitaka
confirms that Monkey as the human mind is endowed with the ability to comprehend truth,

Essays on Monkey: A Classic Chinese Novel
Isabelle Ping-I Mao