Listen little sparky, you are guilty of exactly the same crime your accusing every scientist in the world of, your putting to much value on something. In your case it seems to be language. Well it turns out science is a language as well, it uses mathematics primarily. What a language seeks to accomplish is quantify the world and a means for its communication to others. Words are cumbersome, they evoke emotions, not very streamlined, and open to a wide array of interpretation. But numbers, they compound eachother, the use of symbols and asides creates a very consistent and identifiable language if one takes time to understand it.
From what I have researched of the dogon tribe it seems to be exactly how James Orberg points out, they were absorbed into traditional mythology after they were heard from outsiders.
As for the speed of light we know it CAN be surpassed. Non-locality experiments have shown this nearly conclusively. But how and why is probably a mystery to everyone except about 4 people on the earth.
The Planck scale is what interests me, it is the most accurate a person can get using quantifying calculation. Whether it be a watch, or a super computer the planck decimal remain elusive.
Peace
