Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
Yes, that's a good analogy. Some people seem to be more interested in the rule book than the game itself. Personally I find Western analytic philosophy as interesting as insurance literature.
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Is "logic" the new word of the decade?
- Thread starter ChristineM
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Sometimes I figures it was more swearing than not swearing.
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
He means
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At least every 3rd word or you are not in with the crowd
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
But what is it you're projecting?
f.., you're f..'n right about that, you f..'n genius.
I found that one of the hard parts was switching out of that into a more polite language. I was only there a couple of years while growing up.
When invective is used as part of everyday conversation it is very difficult to modify the habit. Having moved to france i find i use "merde" more often than the words i was dragged up with
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
Round these parts it seems it can be utilised as a noun, a verb, an adjective, an adverb, a preposition, a conjunction, an article, a determiner or an interjection. Or even, on occasion, a swear word.
Can't say I've noticed what the OP has noticed at all. But if it is taken as true, it demonstrates an escalating failure of folks to understand religion and what it is about. Given the state of religious education hasn't really changed as far as I can tell over the past some decades, I suppose it isn't surprising to see an escalating failure born of escalating ignorance. Even the university I work for, for all the hubbub it makes about diversity training, ignores religion as part of that. It's irritating and stupid. Pardon. 
I coached a nice Mormon kid in volleyball. Every time he misplayed a ball, he'd yell "Shoot!" I, and several of the other players, found it funny.
We (myself and another teacher) took a couple of parents from that mindset on an overnight camping trip. They had a difficult time getting out of it, and we had to subtly remind them more than once. But we did have quite a few Grade 5 kids huddling around the campfire late at night listening in to the adults. Great fun.
Your OP reminds me of an old, old (1950s) cartoon with characters Buzzy the Crow and Katnip (the cat). In every episode, buzzy makes bizarre suggestions to a problem that Katnip has, to which Katnip responds, "that sounds logical." And of course, it always led to trouble.
Seriously, though, I'm with @ChristineM on this: logic has a pretty precise meaning, and most people today use it incorrectly, particularly when what they really mean is, "well, that makes sense to me." The problem is, what makes sense to most of us, most of the time, really isn't logical at all, and is usually based on faulty or incomplete premises, invalid logical construction, and pure leaps of fancy based on what we already believe.
By the way, did you know that Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland, also known as English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) wrote a book on logic, and even invented a "Game of Logic?"
Seriously, though, I'm with @ChristineM on this: logic has a pretty precise meaning, and most people today use it incorrectly, particularly when what they really mean is, "well, that makes sense to me." The problem is, what makes sense to most of us, most of the time, really isn't logical at all, and is usually based on faulty or incomplete premises, invalid logical construction, and pure leaps of fancy based on what we already believe.
By the way, did you know that Lewis Carroll (Alice in Wonderland, also known as English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) wrote a book on logic, and even invented a "Game of Logic?"
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
Having checked several online dictionairies I would say that logic has TWO meanings (which may be unhelpful, but nevertheless true). Most people today use it correctly as per ONE of those two, just not the one that you are suggesting.
Also, to add, a dictionary is not a holy book. That is to say, it is not some incontrovertible scripture that dictates language. It is, rather, descriptive of how people use language and changes over time based on changes in how people use language. It also should never be mistaken for an encyclopedia, or a comprehensive overview of complex topics.
Yes, but folks also use it incorrectly, even for the second usage, which I believe is what is at issue here.
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(Nothing to really add so I'll add that)
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The reception wasn't very motivating but I might just try again or do it anyhow.
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One incidence of the word prevented linux to be distributed over some channels which had a swear filter and linux was rated "R".
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A valid syllogism.