Thanks for this week’s words, Mark. I really like ‘what do we have to get right’ as a neat way to work into, and beyond, the miracle question as thread lines for detailed descriptions.
Interestingly also, I was listening to a podcast and heard the stick of rock analogy for the first time only yesterday. And now again in your piece today. I had never heard it before. It’s funny how language does such an effective job at framing our world and understandings. I’m reminding of Lakoff and Johnson when referring to metaphors, but could easily transfer to other figurative language or language in general, said “Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.”
Thank you again for extending my thinking. I’m looking forward to your next instalment.
Thanks for this week’s words, Mark. I really like ‘what do we have to get right’ as a neat way to work into, and beyond, the miracle question as thread lines for detailed descriptions.
Interestingly also, I was listening to a podcast and heard the stick of rock analogy for the first time only yesterday. And now again in your piece today. I had never heard it before. It’s funny how language does such an effective job at framing our world and understandings. I’m reminding of Lakoff and Johnson when referring to metaphors, but could easily transfer to other figurative language or language in general, said “Our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.”
Thank you again for extending my thinking. I’m looking forward to your next instalment.