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



--- 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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