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Re: [lojban] [OT] God Syndrome (OR: The why of 'why')

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Subject: Re: [lojban] [OT] God Syndrome (OR: The why of 'why')
From: Jorge "Llambías" <jjllambias2000@yahoo.com.ar>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 08:51:45 -0700 (PDT)
In-reply-to: <20030423024138.74602.qmail@web10907.mail.yahoo.com>

--- Jon MacLeod <lojban-out@lojban.org> wrote:
>  Basically, the concept is: Where x is a person, y is an action, and z is the
> reason for the action, why does x do y for reason z?

In lojban that could be, for example:

   ma krinu le nu zy mukti ybu boi xy 
   What is the reason that situation Z motivates person X to take action Y

But I'm not sure why you say this is unsayable in English, 
so I might be one of those who don't understand the question.

mu'o mi'e xorxes

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References:
- [OT] God Syndrome (OR: The why of 'why')
  - From: Jon MacLeod <eye_onus@yahoo.com>

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