“it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” – every mom and dad.
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i vehemently challenge that statement :]
words are symbols: symbols are the foundation of a language: language is the foundation of a culture: culture shapes our worldview: worldviews greatly influence and shape our future/choices.
what we say is just as important as how we say it. which has led me to think a little more carefully about the inclusion of some words/phrases in my vocabulary.
for example:
“the bible says.”
we can play the, “well it’s not what i meant” game until we’re blue in the face. but at the end of the night, we both just have blue sharpie all over our faces and it’s just going to mess up our pillow cases! the fact is: the bible doesn’t say anything: the bible doesn’t speak. there’s no special christianized ink sitting next to the testamints to be used in bibles which causes one to hear the voice of the invisible caps-lock GOD.
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