tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33770916.post9120167422259968164..comments2024-01-06T09:14:53.340-08:00Comments on Dashiell: Spirituality: an Inquiry (Part 1.5)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33770916.post-20592189166310218742009-08-06T13:48:45.197-07:002009-08-06T13:48:45.197-07:00Metaphor involves a great deal of subtlety. Accord...Metaphor involves a great deal of subtlety. According to cognitive linguistics, we often arrive at metaphors (or more precisely, at <b>basic</b> metaphors) via a conflation between our everyday experiences and the more abstract ideas and emotions associated with these experiences. Viewed from this perspective, metaphors aren't so much a lie or a step away from basic reality, as they are simply a piecemeal description of reality, which is always rich in associations, which are often not even conscious and open to reflection.Karlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647211317186049289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33770916.post-50757876319102169122009-08-02T23:30:42.626-07:002009-08-02T23:30:42.626-07:00Death is only a misunderstanding, you are not your...Death is only a misunderstanding, you are not your body, you are the light which powers your body, and when your present body is worn out beyond repair you will still exist, and may choose another.Mike Goldmanhttp://cannablog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33770916.post-48870903275943306182009-08-02T15:34:22.575-07:002009-08-02T15:34:22.575-07:00I die therefore god is that I might live.I die therefore god is that I might live.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.com