i should be more careful in case i happen to be speaking to someone who doesn't know (or refuses to acknowledge) the actual meaning of a given phrase and just takes it literally.
No, you should be careful to use words that say what you mean. "Evil" is a real thing and there are people and ideas it applies to. When we overuse that word, we lose the ability to identify and describe genuine evil.
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Re: not a mccain supporter. questioning your premises
Date: 2008-10-28 06:34 pm (UTC)No, you should be careful to use words that say what you mean. "Evil" is a real thing and there are people and ideas it applies to. When we overuse that word, we lose the ability to identify and describe genuine evil.