no problem...i've learned many new words (to me) here and elsewhere...'tis a good thing overall.
On May 15, 12:13 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
