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Title: By naming or defining...
Post by: The Middle Way on June 24, 2007, 03:40:47 PM
Post by: The Middle Way on June 24, 2007, 03:40:47 PM
By naming or attempting to define a thing, have you changed (in any case) the nature of a thing?
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Title: Re: By naming or defining...
Post by: Kate on June 24, 2007, 03:43:00 PM
Post by: Kate on June 24, 2007, 03:43:00 PM
Probably not...
But maybe you've changed your self ;)
~Kate~
But maybe you've changed your self ;)
~Kate~
Title: Re: By naming or defining...
Post by: katia on June 24, 2007, 06:29:44 PM
Post by: katia on June 24, 2007, 06:29:44 PM
no, yet i've seen many who have ::)
Title: Re: By naming or defining...
Post by: The Middle Way on July 03, 2007, 07:44:46 PM
Post by: The Middle Way on July 03, 2007, 07:44:46 PM
Ok, I thought that it might be too abstract. As an example, does your pet's personality stem in any fashion from the name you gave it; or, can you create a pet from a non-pet by calling it a pet?