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Good point.

My main point is to start with easy steps before trying to run a marathon.
Lojban would still be useful if it can adequately render popular material,
even if it can't be used for the most abstract kinds of writing. That at
least would also be a good experiment, to find out that sort of thing.

stevo

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 1:03 PM, John E Clifford <kali9putra@yahoo.com>wrote:

> A (philosophical) argument can be made that the inability of Lojban to
> translate philosophy is a positive sign that it is a truly logical
> language, well suited for the real world.  But, since it is possible to say
> nonsense in Lojban, I suspect that philosophy will not be a problem (the
> hardship of vocabulary creation aside -- and maybe the necessity of
> figuring out what these guys are really saying, if anything).
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Escape Landsome <escaaape@gmail.com>
> *To:* lojban@googlegroups.com
> *Sent:* Monday, March 19, 2012 11:46 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [lojban] Re: Specific terminology - the case of philosophy
> terminology
>
> Most probably a fiction/novel will have more people interested in, but
> translating philosophy (as well as poetry) is a kind of corner stone :
> if this IS POSSIBLE for Lojban, then anything will be possible.
>
> On the contrary, if Lojban does allow us to translate recipies, and
> novels or fictions, but *neither* philosophy *nor* poetry, then...
> "there is something rotten in the state of Denmark"
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Good point.=A0<div><br></div><div>My main point is to start with easy steps=
 before trying to run a marathon. Lojban would still be useful if it can ad=
equately render popular material, even if it can&#39;t be used for the most=
 abstract kinds of writing. That at least would also be a good experiment, =
to find out that sort of thing.=A0</div>

<div><br></div><div>stevo<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 19,=
 2012 at 1:03 PM, John E Clifford <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:k=
ali9putra@yahoo.com">kali9putra@yahoo.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex">

<div><div style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,time=
s,serif"><div><span>A (philosophical) argument can be made that the inabili=
ty of Lojban to translate philosophy is a positive sign that it is a truly =
logical language, well suited for the real world.=A0 But, since it is possi=
ble to say nonsense in Lojban, I suspect that philosophy will not be a prob=
lem (the hardship of vocabulary creation aside -- and maybe the necessity o=
f figuring out what these guys are really saying, if anything).<br>

</span></div><div><br></div>  <div style=3D"font-family:times new roman,new=
 york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div style=3D"font-family:times new roma=
n,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font face=3D"Ari=
al"> <hr size=3D"1">

  <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Escape Landsome &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:escaaape@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">escaaape@gmail.com<=
/a>&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href=3D"m=
ailto:lojban@googlegroups.com" target=3D"_blank">lojban@googlegroups.com</a=
> <br>

 <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 19, 201=
2 11:46 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: =
[lojban] Re: Specific terminology - the case of philosophy terminology<br>
 </font> </div>
<div><div class=3D"h5"> <br>
Most probably a fiction/novel will have more people interested in, but<br>t=
ranslating philosophy (as well as poetry) is a kind of corner stone :<br>if=
 this IS POSSIBLE for Lojban, then anything will be possible.<br><br>On the=
 contrary, if Lojban does allow us to translate recipies, and<br>

novels or fictions, but *neither* philosophy *nor* poetry, then...<br>&quot=
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