Another phenomenon in language is if one is able to read, we often do not read carefully. We also can learn a definition and accept it as fact and repeat it. Three examples from Western beliefs: Golden rule, money is evil, the Hippocratic oath. Very human, yet is repairable!
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1. Golden rule as most describe it "Do unto others as they do unto you." Now read this: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The meanings are very different! #Words #Semantics #Meaning #Society #DigDeeper

Jun 14, 2020 · 5:45 AM UTC

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2. "Money is the root of all evil" Now read this: "Love of money is the root of all evil" Very different meanings! #Words #Semantics #Meaning #Society #DigDeeper
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3. Hippocratic oath "First do no harm" These words never appear in the original text or the updated oath from Tufts University in the 60s. The actual message is this: If you cannot help, then do not cause more harm. #Words #Semantics #Meaning #Society #DigDeeper
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Replying to @mholzschlag
“He who has the gold, makes the rules.”
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Heh. No gold standard. Vaporware. More like "He who has more weapons of mass destruction makes the myth." :D
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