Vagueness Of Language Quotes

“Like all great things which then become fashions, science, as now the universal stamp of approval, probably receives more abuse than any other field of study. Glaze the word itself over whatever vague ideology one may presume ratified, no matter the degree of pseudo-science or lack of scholarly credibility packaged within, and the many will consume it like gravy on a feast. My thought for the time is that as the promise of true science increases, so shall rise its many more superficial counterparts as provided by the agenda-bound trendies and hyper-ambitious laypersons to boot.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“Vagueness is the kingdom of the devil and it is as such on purpose." - On Vagueness”
― Lamine Pearlheart

“An automobile piston should be round; but this phrase means nothing unless there is a way to measure the roundness of a particular piston.”
― David Salsburg

“What does ‘United States of America’ mean? That we’re some states, we’re united somehow, and that we’re in America. America could be anywhere on the continents of North or South America, so that’s not specific enough, and the part about the states doesn’t narrow it down, either. Mexico has united states, too. So does Canada, except they call them provinces. It’s not even a name. It’s just a vague description. It’s so generic, like naming a country ‘Country.”
― Erin O'Riordan, Cut