From xod@bway.net Sun Feb 21 15:50:36 1999 X-Digest-Num: 70 Message-ID: <44114.70.369.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 18:50:36 -0500 (EST) From: xod Subject: Re: lojbo cinmo On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, SwiftRain wrote: > From: SwiftRain > > "Jorge J. Llambías" wrote: > > > > Well, but the contradiction is as stark in English as it is in Lojban. > > that's just what i'm saying... it's simply that when i speak english i > feel that i can be as contradictory as i want! it really has nothing to > do with the expressive capability of the language. yet nonetheless i > find myself being more concerned about the logic of my statements when i > use lojban. Is this one of the features of a Lojban mindset, or culture? And to what extent will Lojban create its own culture, simply by attracting certain types of people from the populace? People who have similar mental makeup to the creators, and who share their specific sense of elegance and design and aesthetic. ----- How's my typing? 1 (800) 243-6624