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I should probably check to see what South China Morning Post has to say about it. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a unique tragedy of the human animal that how we label an atrocity is central to the question of what to do about it.

An alien might very well assume that humans worship words because some of them are symbols of real power to eclipse any icon, fetish, or talisman.

Has any holy book ever inspired the devotion that the dictionary enjoys? What is a Supreme Court judge other than a robed literary priest endowed with the power to declare what words mean?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What is a Supreme Court judge other than a robed literary priest endowed with the power to declare what words mean?

Black's Law Dictionary even looks like a bible!