Received: from mail-ye0-f186.google.com ([209.85.213.186]:62329) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1Tpi4Z-0003ix-TU; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:57 -0800 Received: by mail-ye0-f186.google.com with SMTP id l10sf7491409yen.23 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=20120806; h=x-received:x-beenthere:x-received:x-received:received-spf :mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type; bh=EJvdJ+naI37H4oxYLQPDoh8sCK0aDyh+VtYQlQ/M6lI=; b=Q6lf+dLsoVCFCJJBcml/hw8sW/JoyghZgZdFOKLiBGybHZDAtW8gOY1C2b80nrwH6w Zi3HYLKopTFF2EpnY9uS0TYxq7zyVnjz3FvJFS9KIhsYLdbuLmGOEf1oG2W59KZYVoMm npua3hZR9ouRDjWPsGr+100ougUW6ywprrbHn5qhx7WkWZrM+l9AimK0VW2jUSTBK9vM qtsVcU/+nEJX/7v6jMWj+mLXG2of3pT/S825fVghypged6OuemLFsq7XeINEgFyhwGrj dxNOjAGA616byBQhwpZf26FqCwwlnXP2MiZSnKirlR/N7zE1E7LGRIF8kgT6x24f0V8y MNbA== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:x-beenthere:x-received:x-received:received-spf :mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :x-original-sender:x-original-authentication-results:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post :list-help:list-archive:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type; bh=EJvdJ+naI37H4oxYLQPDoh8sCK0aDyh+VtYQlQ/M6lI=; b=eX3WAscfZ0xXx6hOK282IDcvfQ+/d9LRdulxECuu6/M+IN/6x5hAg0oH5PvNczlEti IbfHywcgCA4i9EJE7er/pdBqIgMWfuw0L48nnaNZalIvFLXVaf95jB4VKZqWxz7zDagc cN1CRbMwL6OotDwlRwrgvGcOVj16Hh4YmsmOOlBonPllGxjhaLNElVeH22xT/8EXZGkk 45Dqn7P5d0hrJbK3Sn4jUbnjD5XmzsaN6+PLpsOH8kOCp/nb+zPbNv8nChvvoctFS0zX FE+Sj2CX82qfeh1ncPU5+42UtLoCriqARNW13d5OvHCT/nr4JFvzV+AVoWB5sjhtbjdv WN5Q== X-Received: by 10.50.34.167 with SMTP id a7mr13590778igj.5.1356970717272; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:37 -0800 (PST) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.50.88.130 with SMTP id bg2ls9605756igb.25.gmail; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:36 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.66.89.74 with SMTP id bm10mr5543299pab.19.1356970716684; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:36 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.66.89.74 with SMTP id bm10mr5543298pab.19.1356970716672; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-pa0-f44.google.com (mail-pa0-f44.google.com [209.85.220.44]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e1si8307429paz.0.2012.12.31.08.18.36 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:36 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.44 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.44; Received: by mail-pa0-f44.google.com with SMTP id hz11so7215069pad.31 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:36 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.69.1.9 with SMTP id bc9mr128316036pbd.61.1356970716461; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:36 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.68.15.70 with HTTP; Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:18:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Alex Rozenshteyn Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:18:16 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Secondary meaning of {cevni} To: Lojban X-Original-Sender: rpglover64@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of rpglover64@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.44 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=rpglover64@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b2e0f05867bdd04d2285d81 X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.1 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / --047d7b2e0f05867bdd04d2285d81 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Seems like this would interact nicely with the setting of *American Gods*, where {lo cevni be noda} are literally dying mostly because {noda ra cevni}. I think some theist philosophers would disagree with your definition, though; it's, in a sense, very anthropocentric; {pu ji'a sai lo nu zasti lo remna ku la .jegvon. ze'e ca cevni fi ro da} On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 5:32 AM, Jonathan Jones wrote: > On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Alex Rozenshteyn wrote: > >> So it seems like your notion of {cevni} focuses more centrally on worship >> and dominion than on divinity. >> > > No, it focus entirely on status. Their servants thought they were gods, we > know they aren't. If someone think that X is god, then to that person, {da > cevni}. If someone else does not think X is a god, or alternatively /knows/ > that X isn't, hen to /that/ person, {da na cevni}. > > >> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 8:24 PM, .arpis. wrote: >>> >>>> Which is why I say misleading and not incorrect. >>>> >>>> Also, {la'oi Goa'uld cevni xu} by your definition (ignore if you >>>> haven't seen Stargate SG-1)? >>>> >>> >>> {.i go'i jenai go'i .i na cevni mi to fangypre po'o toi .i cevni lo gy. >>> remna selfu} >>> Yes and no. Not gods to me (just aliens), but gods to their human >>> servants. >>> >>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:00 PM, .arpis. wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Then I believe that the jbovlaste definition of {cevni} is misleading: >>>>>> >>>>>> Definition: x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion >>>>>> over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine. >>>>>> >>>>>> note the secondary definition. I would consider angels to be divine. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Well, then you're using a different sense of the word "divine" than >>>>> jbovlaste is, because the sense of "divine" in the English definition of >>>>> {cevni} is "(of or pertaining to a god): deific, godlike, godly", whereas >>>>> you seem to be meaning "(eternal, holy): hallowed, holy, sacred". >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Even demons, and if you stretch the meaning /really/ far, djinn. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Jonathan Jones wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 1:28 PM, .arpis. < >>>>>>>> rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> xu se cumki smuni lo ka ce'u ge angeli gi cevni >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> {cevni} can refer to many different things, but not angels. Gods, >>>>>>>> goddesses, demi-god(esse)s, oni, and so on and so forth. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But not angels. Angels are not gods, they aren't even god-like. >>>>>>>> Except for maybe the archangels, they're barely above humans, and in many >>>>>>>> ways are lower on the totem pole (like the complete lack of free will, >>>>>>>> emotion, or creativity, for example). >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> mu'o mi'e .aionys. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o >>>>>>>> (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> mu'o mi'e .aionys. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o >>>>>>> (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "lojban" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> mu'o mi'e .arpis. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "lojban" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> mu'o mi'e .aionys. >>>>> >>>>> .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o >>>>> (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "lojban" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> mu'o mi'e .arpis. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "lojban" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> mu'o mi'e .aionys. >>> >>> .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o >>> (Come to the Dot Side! 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Seems like this would interact nicely with the settin= g of American Gods, where {lo cevni be noda} are literally dying mos= tly because {noda ra cevni}.

I think some theist philosophers = would disagree with your definition, though; it's, in a sense, very ant= hropocentric; {pu ji'a sai lo nu zasti lo remna ku la .jegvon. ze'e= ca cevni fi ro da}


On Mon,= Dec 31, 2012 at 5:32 AM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com>= wrote:
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Alex Rozenshteyn <rpglover64@gmail.co= m> wrote:
So it seems like your notion of {cevni} focuses more centr= ally on worship and dominion than on divinity.
=

No, it focus entirely on status. Their servants thought they were = gods, we know they aren't. If someone think that X is god, then to that= person, {da cevni}. If someone else does not think X is a god, or alternat= ively /knows/ that X isn't, hen to /that/ person, {da na cevni}.
=A0
= On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com>= ; wrote:
On Sun, Dec = 30, 2012 at 8:24 PM, .arpis. <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com>= ; wrote:
Which is why I say misleading and not incorrect.
<= br>
Also, {la'oi Goa'uld cevni xu} by your definition (ignore = if you haven't seen Stargate SG-1)?

{.i go'i jenai go'i .i na cevni mi to fangypre po'o toi .i = cevni lo gy. remna selfu}
Yes and no. Not gods to me (just aliens), but gods to their human servants.=
=A0
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 9:17 PM, Jonathan Jones = <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 7:00 PM, .arpis. <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com> wrote:
Then I believe that the jbovlaste definition of {cevni} is= misleading:
  Definition: x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/relig=
ion x2 with dominion
       over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine.
note the secondary definition. = I would consider angels to be divine.

= Well, then you're using a different sense of the word "divine"= ; than jbovlaste is, because the sense of "divine" in the English= definition of {cevni} is "(of or pertaining to a god): deific, godlik= e, godly", whereas you seem to be meaning "(eternal, holy): hallo= wed, holy, sacred".

<= div class=3D"gmail_extra">
On Sun, Dec = 30, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com> wrot= e:
Even demons, and if yo= u stretch the meaning /really/ far, djinn.


On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Jonathan Jones <eyeonus@gmail.com>= wrote:
On Sun, Dec = 30, 2012 at 1:28 PM, .arpis. <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com>= ; wrote:
xu se cumki smuni lo ka ce'u ge angeli gi cevni

<= /div>{cevni} can refer to many different things, but not angels. Gods, godd= esses, demi-god(esse)s, oni, and so on and so forth.

But not angels.= Angels are not gods, they aren't even god-like. Except for maybe the a= rchangels, they're barely above humans, and in many ways are lower on t= he totem pole (like the complete lack of free will, emotion, or creativity,= for example).

--
mu'o mi'e .aionys.

.i.e'ucai ko cmima lo piln= o be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o
(Come to the Dot Side! Lu= ke, I am your father. :D )



--
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