--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The subject heading chosen by this poster, "Donate Money for Peace > > Palaces" is interesting, because in the press release there is not a > > single > > request for donations. Not one. I guess people see and read what they > > want > > to read. > > I noticed the same thing. > > "A man only hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" > Paul Simon > > In Scientology we have something called an "obnosis" (observing the > obvious) drill. When you look at something, you have to tell the other > person what you see. "I see her left ear" will be flunked when what is > really "seen" is an ear lobe due to the fact that the "rest of the ear" > is actually covered by hair. Interesting drill to do and to coach. We > all "see" lots of stuff that isn't really there.
Are you familiar with Eprime? I am familiar with it only from what a friend of mine has told me about it, but it reminds me a bit of your "obnosis". As I understand it, eprime is a way of speaking that eliminates the word "is" because -- like your illustration of the ear lobe and the ear -- it is inaccurate for anyone to claim that something "is" when all they are doing is observing something and can't claim to know the reality. For example, I see my drinking cup on the desk in front of my computer. According to my understanding of Eprime, it is incorrect for me to say "the cup in on the table" but correct to say "the cup appears in my vision resting on the table". Eprime and "obnosis" reminds me of the accuracy with which lawyers require language to be when people are on the witness stand which disallows things like hearsay or what appears to be "expert testimony" from a layman. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
