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hey you know how people think it is bad to curse? was that ever a rule in the bible? i think that is kinda dumb because its just a word and a word never hurt anybody.

Originally posted by red king richie
because its just a word and a word never hurt anybody.

I beg to differ. Words are very hurtful.

Originally posted by darvlay
I beg to differ. Words are very hurtful.

Absolutely.

Nothing against a healthy slice of industrial language though, IMO. 🙂

Originally posted by PawnCurry
Absolutely.

Nothing against a healthy slice of industrial language though, IMO. 🙂

Damn straight.

Originally posted by red king richie
hey you know how people think it is bad to curse? was that ever a rule in the bible? i think that is kinda dumb because its just a word and a word never hurt anybody.

Words determine the course of history. A word can lead to death or salvation. They are not magic, because the power they convey is real.

I think the taboo of "strong language" arose from the civilizing process. Certain manners of speech became associated with a lower class. In an attempt to differentiate themselves from these lesser people, the hegemons placed strict rules upon what qualified as civil speech. In this way, entrance into this upper echelon required, among other things, a discipline of speech.

Originally posted by telerion
I think the taboo of "strong language" arose from the civilizing process. Certain manners of speech became associated with a lower class. In an attempt to differentiate themselves from these lesser people, the hegemons placed strict rules upon what qualified as civil speech. In this way, entrance into this upper echelon required, among other things, a discipline of speech.

I was going to say the same thing, but in a post 10 times as long with citations from literature,
sociology, and anthropology, with footnotes and a bibliography.

Thanks telerion for saying what I was going to say more succintly.

Nemesio

Originally posted by Nemesio
I was going to say the same thing, but in a post 10 times as long with citations from literature,
sociology, and anthropology, with footnotes and a bibliography.

Thanks telerion for saying what I was going to say more succintly.

Nemesio

Thanks. I plagerized it from one of dj2becker's websites. They have some very interesting stuff there. 😛

Originally posted by telerion
Thanks. I plagerized it from one of dj2becker's websites. They have some very interesting stuff there. 😛

With no citation? FOR SHAME!😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠

Originally posted by red king richie
hey you know how people think it is bad to curse? was that ever a rule in the bible? i think that is kinda dumb because its just a word and a word never hurt anybody.

I beg to differ. Words are very hurtful.

Originally posted by RBHILL
I beg to differ. Words are very hurtful.

For example: My mother and father will not be saved.

These are hurtful words, just as an example.

Nemesio

I have also heard it said that a lot of "swear words" were the result of conquests and the belittling (cannot think of a better word right now) of the local language.

For example, the English words below have been "replaced" by the French

cow -> beef
sh1t -> excrement

Originally posted by Nemesio
For example: My mother and father will not be saved.

These are hurtful words, just as an example.

Nemesio

Matthew 10:37a He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me;
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I see what you mean, I loved my grandma more then anything and I know for possibility taht she is probably not in the Lords presence which is very sad. But my parents are still alive and have a chance to accept Christ.