On 7/8/06, Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote:
> God's word is identical to the thing itself. There's a host of patristic
> identifications of word and referent. Word IS creation. Also the
> incarnation in John.
Exactly so. I think it would be interesting for people to explore that
aspect of their linguistics (or [con-?]theology).
> "Let there be language" was highly ambiguous as a phrase, but I ended up voting for it
> because of it. Are we gods making one language? making all language?
> bringing language in general into being? making many languages?
Also an always fun aspect. :-)
- Sai