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Quite the contary. The purpose of a symbol is to clarify something.

The "walk" icon at a traffic intersection tells pedestrians to cross the steet. The "don't walk" icon tells them not to cross the street. If these symbols were ambiguous, we would see a lot more pedestrians being hit by cars in the intersection.

Symbols are found everywhere. You see them on street signs, vehicles, buildings, computer keyboards, on anything and in any place that has been influenced by human beings. The ability to create symbols to represent things is, in fact, what sets us apart from the other animals. Language itself is nothing more than a highly variable set of symbols (written or spoken words) strung together.

But yes, symbols can be used or intrepreted ambiguously, particularly when abstract concepts are symbolized. The capitol "A" with the center line extending beyond its axes, which is the symbol for anarchy, will inspire good feelings and some people and negative feelings in others. Some view anarchy as the ideal human state, where no one will be able to use fear or force to control other people and everyone will truly be free. Others view anarchy as a terrifying, immoral state of lawlessness that will surely result in disaster.

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