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Author: C3C3 Date: Jun 22, 2008 20:56
Are words associated with meaning or are they purely arbitrary? Logic
suggests they are arbitrary but certain words, mostly proper names,
seem inextricably associated with their meaning, case in point Satan
and Holy Ghost +
I asked a priest if the Devil could call himself the Holy Ghost and he
refused to say no. This suggests that maybe words, even proper names
are arbitrary. Latin speakers may have heard the expression "Nomen
Omen." which is translated to "Names have meaning."
Supposedly, if words were always associated precisely with their
meaning there would be no way of testing human being's faith in God.
Following Jesus would be just a matter of following simple rules.
Because there is evidence of ample amounts of arbitrariness, we are
left with a huge puzzle.
C3
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Author: bigfletch8bigfletch8 Date: Jun 22, 2008 21:41
On Jun 23, 1:56 pm, C3 aol.com> wrote:> Are words associated with meaning or are they purely arbitrary? Logic
> suggests they are arbitrary but certain words, mostly proper names,
> seem inextricably associated with their meaning, case in point Satan
> and Holy Ghost +
>
> I asked a priest if the Devil could call himself the Holy Ghost and he
> refused to say no. This suggests that maybe words, even proper names
> are arbitrary. Latin speakers may have heard the expression "Nomen
> Omen." which is translated to "Names have meaning."
>
> Supposedly, if words were always associated precisely with their
> meaning there would be no way of testing human being's faith in God.
> Following Jesus would be just a matter of following simple rules.
> Because there is evidence of ample amounts...
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Jun 22, 2008 22:28
On Jun 22, 8:56 pm, C3 aol.com> wrote:> Are words associated with meaning or are they purely arbitrary? Logic
> suggests they are arbitrary but certain words, mostly proper names,
> seem inextricably associated with their meaning, case in point Satan
> and Holy Ghost +
>
> I asked a priest if the Devil could call himself the Holy Ghost and he
> refused to say no. This suggests that maybe words, even proper names
> are arbitrary. Latin speakers may have heard the expression "Nomen
> Omen." which is translated to "Names have meaning."
>
> Supposedly, if words were always associated precisely with their
> meaning there would be no way of testing human being's faith in God.
> Following Jesus would be just a matter of following simple rules.
> Because there is evidence of ample amounts...
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Jun 22, 2008 22:30
On Jun 22, 9:41 pm, "bigflet...@ gmail.com" gmail.com>
wrote:> On Jun 23, 1:56 pm, C3 aol.com> wrote:
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>>> Are words associated with meaning or are they purely arbitrary? Logic
>> suggests they are arbitrary but certain words, mostly proper names,
>> seem inextricably associated with their meaning, case in point Satan
>> and Holy Ghost +
>
>> I asked a priest if the Devil could call himself the Holy Ghost and he
>> refused to say no. This suggests that maybe words, even proper names
>> are arbitrary. Latin speakers may have heard the expression "Nomen
>> Omen." which is translated to "Names have meaning."
>
>> Supposedly, if words were always associated precisely with their
>> meaning there would be no way of testing human being's faith in God.
>> Following Jesus would be just a matter of following simple rules.
>> Because there is evidence of ample amounts of arbitrariness, we are ...
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Author: ErrolErrol Date: Jun 23, 2008 03:44
On Jun 23, 5:56 am, C3 aol.com> wrote:> Are words associated with meaning or are they purely arbitrary? Logic
> suggests they are arbitrary but certain words, mostly proper names,
> seem inextricably associated with their meaning, case in point Satan
> and Holy Ghost +
>
> I asked a priest if the Devil could call himself the Holy Ghost and he
> refused to say no. This suggests that maybe words, even proper names
> are arbitrary. Latin speakers may have heard the expression "Nomen
> Omen." which is translated to "Names have meaning."
>
> Supposedly, if words were always associated precisely with their
> meaning there would be no way of testing human being's faith in God.
> Following Jesus would be just a matter of following simple rules.
> Because there is evidence of ample amounts...
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Author: JackJack Date: Jun 23, 2008 07:18
Babies go m-m-ma-ma because m is the easiest sound to make hence mom.
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Author: ZerkonXZerkonX Date: Jun 23, 2008 07:34
On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:56:00 -0700, C3 wrote:
> Are words associated with meaning or are they purely arbitrary?
Haven't you answered this question with this sentence?
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