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Re: [OM] IMG: Nathan's PAW 9: Cardiff with my daughter

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Nathan's PAW 9: Cardiff with my daughter
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 22:35:48 +1100
Not at all - it all hinges on the meanings assigned to the verb 'move'  and the 
syntax of the question.
Language mediates all thinking - even internal thought.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.soultheft.com



On 05/03/2012, at 10:22 PM, Chris Barker wrote:

> Even if I accepted that as non-bollox, Andrew (:-)), the question remains 
> obscure when in relation to a language candidate.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 5 Mar 2012, at 11:16, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> 
>> Simple. It's merely a convention to regard statues and other inanimate 
>> objects as unmoving. Everything is moving in a relative sense. 
>> The question does not imply volitional movement.
>> I have been moved by a statue, emotionally, and this is also consistent with 
>> the phrasing of the question.
>> That takes care of physics and aesthetics - there are more I'm sure.
>> Andrew Fildes
>> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.soultheft.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 05/03/2012, at 6:23 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> 
>>> How is the putative movement of statues related to languages, Nathan? :-)
>> 
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