future of all languages

shtuka   Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:26 am GMT
<<When telepathy becomes the norm with the use of transmitters hooked up to the brain, we are likely to continue to use our languages to communicate, or will we simply comunicate thoughts without the need for language at all. Languages will become largely redundant because the machines will be perfectly capable of translating and all data will be sent simply as electromagnetic radiation and then reinterpreted on rececption at the reciever. On the other hand, this could be dangerous as we will need powerful new cryptographic techniques to keep our thoughts private. If someone were to find new methods for prime factorisation we could be ruined. This would open the possibility of someone 'hacking' into our thoughts, which could be devastating on society. Thus it is likely the future of languages will be awful and society will cease to exist as we know it today. People of different creeds will design their own 'languages' (transcription process) which will take the place of old fashioned languages, this time serving both as a blocker and a conducter of communication.>>

What do you think? Does the above sound at all feasible? Should we be worried about this?
shtuka   Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:29 am GMT
Are there any other feasible 'unforseen' obstacles that could come up against languages in the future?
Guest   Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:07 am GMT
<<When telepathy becomes the norm with the use of transmitters hooked up to the brain, we are likely to continue to use our languages to communicate, or will we simply comunicate thoughts without the need for language at all.>>

What a load of schizo crap
Guest   Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:11 am GMT
It may sound like science fiction but science fiction has shown in the past it has a tendency to come true to some degree or another. So I think poo-pooing this idea is a little naïve.
Guest   Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:48 am GMT
I actually know a guy who works on this. They are using computers to turn brain signals into action. For example, they connect electrodes to someone's brain, and then the person simple has to think, and simple tasks are performed. For example, they can turn off and on a light by thinking, or open/close an automated door. There's no reason this could not be applied to languages in the future.
Guest   Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:39 pm GMT
Do you like to have electrodes connected to your brain?