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  "Everything Has a Purpose"

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  teleology: the assignment of purpose to everything.. "native dualism and native teleology predispose us, given the right conditions, to religion, .

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  -- the god delusion, by richard dawkins, page 210.

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  new word
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  We are people of influence...

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  a friend of mine posted on facebook photos of his sons wedding.

  the interesting thought occured to me, he would never have met his wife, if i hadn't decided to go to this pub when he wanted to go to another pub.

  we went to my pub, he met his wife, and all these years later his son has now got married ....wired..

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  Good morning, Syl:

  Through which I see darkly, bad visions that stir me, trouble and unhinge me . . .

  Ah, Girl, you inspire me!
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  We are people of influence...

  by The Rebel in

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  a friend of mine posted on facebook photos of his sons wedding.

  the interesting thought occured to me, he would never have met his wife, if i hadn't decided to go to this pub when he wanted to go to another pub.

  we went to my pub, he met his wife, and all these years later his son has now got married ....wired..

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  If I may use a new word here, The Rebel:

  teleology: everything has a purpose (to put it simply)

  Good post!
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  Bless Me, For I Have Sinned

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  i've just finished eating a slice of delicious birthday cake!.

  depart from me, for i am a sinful person.. tee hee hee.. sylvia.

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  Must read, SYL!

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/166809/reckless-eat-dessert-first?page=1&size=10
  
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Thanks, Sylvia!

  Good choices and appreciate the etymology!

  We are all together and altogether feeling fine!
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  HaHaHa, LoveUni!

  Wonderful, but may I tease a bit?!?!?

  undertaker (noun): person who buries dead people for a living.

  There's no question as to your meaning, but I was amused by the modifier positioning.

  "A person who, for a living, buries dead people."

  "A person whose occupation is burying dead people."

  Please, don't mind me! This is my OCCUPATION!

  I appreciate your posts!
  
  
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  LoveUni:

  Thanks for the gift . . .

  On an episode of Da Vinci's Demons, a Yiddish-speaking Jew was fleeing a band of German-speaking thugs. A witness to this event -- a blind man -- heard them yell out halt and, later, heard them shout whoa.

  I'll have to find my notes on this. A major point in the plot bore on the fact that they were speaking those identical "English" words, but in German and Yiddish.
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  freddo:

  Good question!

  I recall this point in connection with propane tanks, formerly marked as inflammable, but due to confusion on the part of the citizenry, the companies marked their tanks flammable. Some took in(flammable) to mean NOT flammable.

  I'll look further. The above was an explanation I remember from my youth.
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Excellent, LoveUni!

  Did I get these correct? It can be confusing even for us native-born citizens!

  overtake (to catch up with and pass, In the USA, we drivers pass a vehicle; I believe in Australia, when I was driving, I overtook a vehicle.)

  take over (verb: to seize control)

  takeover (noun: a seizure, as by force)

  It's like every day and everyday getting confused.
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  Words for the Day; please share

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  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  Thanks, Syl:

  What you posted is well within parameters!

  Just like the misuse of "begging the question" (not raising the question, but asking for proof of the assertion), and misspelling of "just deserts" (not "desserts").