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Originally Posted by YouseffTheSheep  Get over good vs evil, hero's vs villains, and then you don't need new definitions. You guys are focusing way too much on the semantics and wordings being used, and are falling into one of the biggest intellectual time-wasting traps ever. |
Marge: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Homer: Not if it was called a stench-blossom.
Semantics are important because words are loaded with historical, cultural and personal meaning.
I agree with impaul99 that discussing a change of terminology has helped clarify the meanings of them. However once we have got the ideas straight then I agree it is time to stop discussing the words and get on with working out
a) Whether or not to polarise.
b) Which way to polarise
c) How the hell do you polarise?!*
* i.e. I get it intellectually and would like to discuss where to start.