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    Challenges→Human languages are manifestations of cosmic articulation rather than purely human constructs.

    Any cosmic source of language is epistemically inaccessible without the human practices that already constitute linguistic meaning, making the cosmic grounding explanatorily redundant.

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    Cosmic source(what might ground or explain language's existence)
    A universal or ultimate origin point for something—in this case, the idea that language might come from the universe itself rather than from humans.
    Epistemically inaccessible(Describing a state (pre-cosmic) that we couldn't possibly have direct knowledge of)
    Something that humans cannot know or understand through reason, observation, or any other method of gaining knowledge.
    Grounding (in philosophy)(what semantic facts lack according to the argument)
    A solid foundation or explanation for why something exists or is true; if something has no grounding, there's no real basis for it.
    explanatorily redundant(suggesting the Future Hypothesis doesn't add anything useful if we already have a better explanation)
    Unnecessary for explaining something because another explanation already does the job better.

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    linguistic meaning(Contrasted with authorial intention and illocutionary force in hermeneutic theory)
    The semantic content of a word, formula, or utterance as determined by the rules governing its use within the background system of linguistic possibilities

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