Twenty-six letters

Twenty-six letters

“Amazing, really, when you think about it! Those same letters of the alphabet that can be used to praise God and bless other people, can also be used to curse God and tear people down.

What I’m talking about, of course, is the miracle of language. It’s one of the things that set us apart from the animal world. I can teach my pet parrot to mimic a few English words. I can teach my dog to respond to some words. However, animals have no ability whatsoever to use those twenty-six letters of the alphabet for meaningful communication.

This is a huge puzzle for evolutionary scientists.”

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