Typo, orn! Sorry. ;-] It should, of course, read "trope" ...
On 15 Mai, 16:40, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote:
> "....the one-liner tope can be very effective ..." - fran
>
> fran, I couldn't find an appropriate definition for the word 'tope'
> for the context in which you used it. Was it a typo?...a different
> language?....help!
> Thanks.
> OM
>
> On May 15, 1:37 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > This thread is a good example of a general deterioration in the
> > quality of discussion and debate on the 'Eye recently. One-line
> > assertions, unsupported by any kind of logical argument, factual
> > grounding or authoritative underpinning, do not invite to a
> > development and deepening of themes, rather to mutual slogan-slinging.
>
> > This is not to say that every entry in a discussion has to be a
> > discourse; the one-liner tope can be very effective in the context of
> > a good discussion - gabby frequently (not always :-)) achieves a
> > surgical precision here - but like any good rhetorical/discussive
> > device works best when used sparingly and discerningly. Otherwise, we
> > could all just as well abandon Minds Eye and move to Twitter.
> > Alternatively, we could all become zen masters and talk to each other
> > in koans.
>
> > paw's initial statement here begs so many questions as to become
> > almost meaningless. What do you mean by God? What is this [upper case]
> > "Glorifying" you are talking about? How does this benefit us? Does it
> > benefit God? What is obvious about this?
>
> > Wittgenstein ended the "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" with the
> > sentence, "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen /
> > Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." At the moment,
> > reading many posts here, I incline towards the one-liner:
>
> > If you've got nothing to say, then say nothing.
>
> > Francis
>
> > On 14 Mai, 02:28, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > The purpose of Life is to Glorify God, obviously- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
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