Pure Languages

the belief that language is god-given is untenable

a private belief may be held, but beliefs must not enter science

linguistics is a science

any first language wold be unrecoverable even in the event of its past existence

much more the better to study innate language abilities and discover what things we have in common for us to understand what things we have apart

Yes, beliefs can enter science.

science is empirical

beliefs are baseless

baseless science is not science

empirical beliefs are not beliefs

belief and science can never meet

Perhaps you are a bit sad.

i shall take your insult kindly

sadness is a well of emotion from which a river of genius can spring