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Keyser Soze wrote:
On 9/16/16 2:25 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:42:34 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: English is a perfect metaphor in many ways for Darwin's Theory of Evolution, and the language's evolution makes a great argument to use against the religious simpletons who don't believe in that process. You be trippin yo. Why? It's easy enough to show the evolution or changes in language made by humans over time, both in the language itself and in the meanings and changes in words. Understanding evolution, after all, requires a mind able to think at at least the junior high school level, which may be too advanced for the creationism religious simpletons. === The "evolution" of a language however is entirely different than the evolution of a species. In the case of the latter, the species evolves because less fit members have less success procreating themselves and vice versa. Language of course does not procreate, and therefore can not evolve in a Darwinian sense. Quod erat demonstrandum. It is important that the brain get enough oxygen 24 hours a day. It's important to notice a word like "metaphor" and a phrase like "metaphor in many ways" and what the word metaphor means and how a metaphor may be used. Once again, for the language impaired he "English is a perfect metaphor in many ways for Darwin's Theory of Evolution." Not in every way, but in many ways. Now, why not devote yourself to what I am sure you do best, W'hine: go **** up a rope. Literally. No wonder so many English majors are under employed, with statements like "English is a perfect metaphor in many ways for Darwin's Theory of Evolution." Confusing apples and oranges. |
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