Ah, the good old Sapir-Whorf hypothesis linguistic theory. I'm not a fan. > I think words have a lot of power. They do, as symbols, as tools. That's why they'

Ah, the good old Sapir-Whorf hypothesis linguistic theory. I'm not a fan. > I think words have a lot of power. They do, as symbols, as tools. That's why they're fundamental to civilization. They allow thoughts to stay. However, they don't control people. IMHO people are pretty recalcitrant and more powerful than words. Tools do not control the hand.