By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
Suppose I could shoot myself in the mouth, but what if I miss? People will laugh at me.
I like Florida. Everything is in the 80s. The temperatures, the ages and the IQ's.
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
Why do they bother saying "raw sewage"? Do some people actually cook that stuff?
Don't confuse my point of view with cynicism. The real cynics are the ones who tell you that everything's gonna be all right.