It makes them feel wise. Often in discussion with the holy, particularly, in my experience with those of the articulate Christian disposition, the mighty paradox is the payoff of their whole discourse. It somehow shows the listener the vast breadth and scope (as they imagine) of the speaker's perspective. It is nearly always the cause for a tacit cue for the jolly knowing chuckle of fellowship between those conversing. Thus they demonstrate the ability of their understanding to place them as grave "knowers" guardians on the threshold of what can be known-and still do it with "that" smile! Oh what a guy!
If you are quick in discourse and can point out that the roots of their so called paradoxes are completely self made, and that the situation that fires off all this light and heat in them is not a threshold one at all, and can we continue with the discussion please which doesn't actually end here or require nuges, winks, and weak acknowledgements of how frail we all are ---- well, they hate it. Oooo I dont recommend that, no never, unless you want to be burned at the stake in their eyes foreverafter as spawn of the devil.
Oh yes how the religious love their own self made linguistic paradoxes/barriers The leap over them confers instant compassion;they make the user into divinely supported crusaders forging for the good of all into the impossible unknown;the sacrifice beyond the ken of ordinary mortals.The last leaping off point before Heaven, salvation, Nirvana.Proof.
Phew thats better.
Good morning Viet Nam, (and Mrs P. Spouse)
Love,
Bryn
