On 3 June, 11:42, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
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> Indeed Gabs, two very differant questions.
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> How would you answer?
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I see "What's the point to life?" as, potentially, an objective
question, whereas I see "What's the point to living?" as a very
subjective question.  Of course, you couldn't ask either question to a
rock.  A depressed priest may have a positive answer for the former
question, yet a negative response to the latter question, for example.

> On 2 June, 18:32, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Gotta be precise, Molly!
> > The rhetorical question that this stage cowboy is posing is: What's
> > the point TO life! Any answer to this is covered by the freedom of
> > speech act, OK. Whereas the question "What's the point in living" is
> > the really interesting one. Do you see the difference and is there a
> > reason why you shortened the title in such a prepositionless way?
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> > On 2 Jun., 13:30, Molly <[email protected]> wrote:
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