Onan "spilled his seed on the ground." No? --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505
505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 9:58 AM Prof David West <[email protected]> wrote: > Onanism? > > I assume you are using the in the modern metaphor/euphemism sense > (masturbation/coitus interuptus) but it made me think about words, words, > words that reflected the actual "sin" of Onan — which was pure and simple > theft. > > Words placed in front of you, like this text, could be an act of thievery > on my part; as I am 'stealing' your attention and time if they manage to > seduce you into musing about them. > > seductive words might also take us into the biblical realm of adultery > which was also a property crime with nothing to do with sex. > > davew > > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2020, at 10:01 AM, uǝlƃ ↙↙↙ wrote: > > > > Thoughts on the National Constitution Center's "Constitution Drafting > > Project" > > > https://reason.com/volokh/2020/12/09/thoughts-on-the-national-constitution-centers-constitution-drafting-project/ > > > > I had no idea such a project was underway! Though it's possible I > > learned about it and simply forgot. I *feel* like I should have been > > aware of it, given the number of productive arguments I've had about > > the electoral college over the past 4 years. > > > > In particular, I am ignorant of the American Constitution Society > > <https://www.acslaw.org/>, as a "living constitution" complement to the > > Federalist Society (or at least that's they way Somin describes it. I > > haven't yet read the Atlantic article he links to ... words, words, > > words ... so many words. Which words extend out into the world and > > which words are mere Onanism? > > > > -- > > ↙↙↙ uǝlƃ > > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC <http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/FRIAM-COMIC> > http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ >
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