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Originally Posted by JCB
I am serious about understanding what marriage is , and the dictionary is just one aid to help our understanding .
"We should govern our behaviour according to a dictionary " . Your words , never mine , and not my opinion .
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If it's not your opinion, why did you bring up the idea: "dictionary as dogma", the final word? Bible, Koran, Torah ... I can understand. But the dictionary! Think of what could happen. It's bad enough that JWs show up on my doorstep. What next? Hordes of lexicographers, peddling their version of the dictionary.
I can see why some folks oppose gay marriage. I can see governments not wishing to allow it for economic and political reasons. But there have to be stronger arguments than definitions of words.
I also think it's insulting to the intelligence of posters on here to quote the dictionary. I'm sure most of us have a fair idea of what the word "marriage" means.
"Words are but the signs of ideas" ... or so the great lexicographer Samuel Johnson said. And ideas do change.
I think I've had my say on this topic. Time to grab my snow shovel and enjoy this first day of Spring.
