About Project and us

Q: What is the BABELIRO Project?

The BABELIRO Project is a philosophical experiment that tests the hypothesis that “the Creation Myth is a riddle about grammar”. To explore this, we developed BABELIRO—a philosophical language that formalizes the grammatical logic implicit in the Genesis narrative.

Q: How did the BABELIRO Project start?

The BABELIRO Project developed from a philosophical investigation aiming to explain logical connections in all languages. This led to the conceptual creation of a philosophical language —BABELIRO— designed to decode and operationalise with this linguistic logic. During its development process, the Creation Myth (Gen. 1) was translated using a prototype of the BABELIRO language. This translation revealed conceptual patterns that reinforced a hypothesis: the Creation Myth is a riddle about grammar. From this insight, the BABELIRO Project was formally born. To test and refine this hypothesis, the BABELIRO Project continues developing BABELIRO and sharing the interpretive link between the language and the myth. The project remains open and collaborative, inviting contributions from linguists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and other aligned researchers and supporters.

Q: What is BABELARATA STONORATA?

In Babelian, BABELARATA STONORATA means something like the “Outer Kingdom,” though it can also be understood as the “Republic” or the “Unclaimed Babelian Territories.” Grammatically, it refers to something external to the Kingdom of Babel, expressed in the indicative mood as a known state of events. BABELARATA STONORATA GmbH is a limited company based in Switzerland established to develop, protect, and promote the ideas emerging from this philosophical experiment. It is structured as a limited company to ensure self-reliance and sustainability. Unlike foundations or associations, a limited company can be directed as a kingdom—guided by a single “philosopher king” whose decisions shape its course by decree.

Q: What is the relationship between BABELARATA STONORATA and the BABELIRO Project?

The BABELIRO Project is managed by BABELARATA STONORATA GmbH. This company is entrusted by philosopher-king Victor Aurelius of Babel, in his role as creator and discoverer of BABELIRO and founder of the company, to develop, protect and promote the Babelian philosophical language and to execute the BABELIRO Project.

Q: What are the long-term goals of the BABELIRO Project?

The goal of the BABELIRO Project is to either demonstrate or reject that “the Creation Myth is a riddle about grammar.” Demonstrating riddles is notoriously difficult, therefore the scientific approach is try to reject the claim. As the project fails to reject the hypothesis, it is expected to evolve into a Foundation for the “development, protection and promotion of the Babelian culture.” In fact, this is an explicit goal of BABELARATA STONORATA GmbH, as the trustee for the BABELIRO Project.

Q: Why is BABELARATA STONORATA a company and not a foundation or association?

The mythical Tower of Babel was left unfinished because people spoke different languages. We see this as a metaphor for how democratic processes can break apart something that could be logically perfect—like a perfect language—by turning it into a collection of beautiful but inconsistent expressions. A perfect language needs clear direction rooted in pure logic, and only those who understand that logic can lead it. Associations depend on collective agreement, and foundations are complicated and expensive to manage. A limited company, on the other hand, can be run efficiently under one guiding vision—like a kingdom led by a philosopher-king. Its role is to sustain itself, grow its influence, and bring this language to life.

Q: Who is behind the BABELIRO Project?

At the moment of writing, there’s only Victor Aurelius (@BenevolentStonr) involved with the BABELIRO Project. All content and ideas are directly produced by him. Feel free to reach out if you want to collaborate at info@babeliro.org.

The Babelian Language

Q: Is “BABELIRO” a language?

BABELIRO is a philosophical language stil under validation. It is not a full language, but rather the codification of all grammatical possibilities in something resembling a language. BABELIRO is a word in its own language, which means something like “inner language” (also known as “mentalese”). BABELIRO (the “inner language”) lacks most expressions related to the physical world (things, places, animals, etc.), therefore it is complemented with BABELARO (the “outer language”), based on words that resemble Esperanto’s linguistic origins. BABELARO is also used when BABELIRO words don’t come easily—they work as synonyms. BABELINGO is the proper Babelian language and is composed of both BABELIRO (the “inner language”) and BABELARO (the “outer language”) vocabularies.

Q: What is BABELINGO, and how does it bring BABELIRO and BABELARO together?

BABELINGO is the Babelian language, which is formed by BABELIRO as its grammatical words and BABELARO as its non-grammatical words. BABELIRO is words that have abstract logical meaning, like pronouns, determiners, connectors, choices, numbers, certain verbs, moods, etc. But most words are simple non-abstract conventions; these would form BABELARO words, like animal names, object names, descriptive names, etc. The BABELIRO grammatical words are mostly completed (to be verified). BABELARO is completed on the go, converting Esperanto words to Babelian script. Therefore, the Babelian language is fully functional even when it has zero speakers.

Q: What does it mean that the Creation Myth is a “riddle about grammar”?

It means that the “Creation Myth,” or the biblical narrative that seems to describe how the universe was created in six days, is explaining how grammar works universally. The 1st day describes choice types, the 2nd connectors, the 3rd determiners and pronouns, the 4th prepositions and cases, the 5th grammatical moods, and the 6th tetrachotic verbs.

Q: How is BABELIRO connected to the concept of the Tower of Babel?

It was necessary to create a metaphoric narrative. The Tower of Babel is another biblical myth that seems to explain the existence of different languages and cultures. Alternatively, it can be viewed as an explanation of how groups—such as democracies—fail due to the absence of an “intelligent director,” someone capable of leading in the right direction. Arguably, Babel itself derives as a reference to “baby languages”, or the universal logic that any infant can construct out of their own logic.

If Babel’s union was destroyed by a lack of guidance, it could be restored by reintroducing that direction. Babel thus became the metaphor for a place—a kingdom—where culture is consciously designed to help humanity move forward, not only through democratic choice but through wisdom and shared purpose. In this metaphorical kingdom, led by the symbolic Philosopher-King Victor Aurelius, BABELIRO represents the idea that humanity could be united once more through the rediscovery of a perfect language—if such logic could be understood and explained.

Q: How does this constructed language differ from others?

There are very few intentionally logical languages, and most of them tend to be more complex and less practical than other constructed languages. The Babelian Language is different because it does not aim to create every word through logic, but only the core components of BABELIRO, which form the philosophical foundation. It is then complemented by BABELARO—a set of synonyms mostly derived from simplified Esperanto. In this way, BABELINGO combines the precision of logic with the accessibility of natural language. It is both simpler to learn and more logically consistent than any other constructed language.

Philosophical Tools and Concepts

Q: What philosophical ideas influenced the creation of BABELIRO?

Many philosophical concepts contributed to the creation of BABELIRO, the grammar of the Babelian Language. First, there is tretrachomy, as opposed to dichotomy—decisions are not limited to yes or no, but also include uncertainty and indifference. Second, the concept of conceptual blending explains how thoughts emerge through the merging of concepts. Third, the THËÖRŸ öf VÏRTÜË OR (TöV) reinterprets virtue ethics to understand the forces shaping human ethos. Fourth, the application of Swarmetics represents the inclusion and rejection of all viable and unviable possibilities, emphasizing the dynamic logic behind human reasoning.

Getting Started and Involved

Q: I’m a linguist/philosopher/designer/other—how can I contribute to the BABELIRO Project?

We are looking forward for help on the BABELIRO Project. We need to develop the Babelian language, disseminate the idea and create new materials. We need people commenting, disagreeing and helping the project being discussed. But truly you would be most useful on trying to understand the logic, discussing with others and bring more deep discussions on the topic. If you are interested, please email us at info@babeliro.org.

Q: How can I start learning the Babelian language?

The Babelian language is not fully developed. You may start with the introductory materials available at babeliro.org and on the official BABELIRO social media channels. Focus first on exploring the rules and structures of BABELIRO, the inner language. We recommend studying the available materials as well as creating or joining community discussion as they become available.

Q: Where can I read more or ask questions?

Visit babeliro.org for official information. You can also follow updates from Victor Aurelius (@benevolentstonr) and the BABELIRO Project on Twitter (@babeliro_org) and YouTube. If you want to ask questions or participate, look for official community channels or email contact forms on the site.