http://ideonexus.com/2008/05/14/stephen-pinkers-the-stuff-of-thought/ Wed, 02 May 2012 13:57:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://ideonexus.com/2008/05/14/stephen-pinkers-the-stuff-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 DJ Nicko Fri, 23 May 2008 01:59:38 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1252#comment-2355 You are angry. Dont be angry. It leads to (eventually) the dark side. :O You are angry. Dont be angry. It leads to (eventually) the dark side. :O

]]> http://ideonexus.com/2008/05/14/stephen-pinkers-the-stuff-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2350 ideonexus Fri, 23 May 2008 00:17:20 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1252#comment-2350 OMFSM! He actually spends lots of time discussing that #$%&ing sentence in this book too! Aaaaauuuuugh!!! OMFSM! He actually spends lots of time discussing that #$%&ing sentence in this book too! Aaaaauuuuugh!!!

]]> http://ideonexus.com/2008/05/14/stephen-pinkers-the-stuff-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2217 DJ Nicko Mon, 19 May 2008 04:41:54 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1252#comment-2217 http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000426.html Mention of Stephen Pinker! I thought of you (Found this site via PMOG, but stopped PMOGing, found it dumb, but love this comic. Still got a lot more to read) http://www.qwantz.com/archive/000426.html
Mention of Stephen Pinker! I thought of you
(Found this site via PMOG, but stopped PMOGing, found it dumb, but love this comic. Still got a lot more to read)

]]> http://ideonexus.com/2008/05/14/stephen-pinkers-the-stuff-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2156 Dave Fri, 16 May 2008 20:21:38 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1252#comment-2156 SWEET FANCY MOSES!!! SWEET FANCY MOSES!!!

]]> http://ideonexus.com/2008/05/14/stephen-pinkers-the-stuff-of-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 Charlie Corsair Fri, 16 May 2008 16:22:00 +0000 http://ideonexus.com/?p=1252#comment-2153 Another note on swearing, Hemingway claimed that swearing packs more punch in some languages than others. In Spanish (his example), with its traditional Catholic reverence for the saints and the Virgin Mary, swearing involving religious figures cuts more deeply than it does in Protestant countries, where the religion is somewhat more diluted. Another note on swearing, Hemingway claimed that swearing packs more punch in some languages than others. In Spanish (his example), with its traditional Catholic reverence for the saints and the Virgin Mary, swearing involving religious figures cuts more deeply than it does in Protestant countries, where the religion is somewhat more diluted.

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