David: I believe I can. Words mean things. Blessings, Lance ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 11, 2004 15:58 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] The Mediation of Christ
> Lance wrote: > > Here's the full quote: "Certainly the Godelian > > theorems-which we may transpose from a logico-deductive > > system to a grammatico-syntactic or a logico-syntactic > > system-warn us that no syntactics contains its own semantics." > > Kudos to you David as a grammarian. If syntax and semantics > > were the same thing then you'd be home free. They aren't. > > I don't consider syntax and semantics to be the same thing, so I'm not > sure why you would say that such is necessary for me to be home free. > > You mentioned Godel, a mathematician who has stirred a lot of debate, so > I searched further about this word "syntactics." It is a specialized > term not in my dictionary, but I did find a definition indicating that > it does not have the same meaning as syntax. Syntactics is a SINGULAR > NOUN and should not be confused with the word SYNTACTIC, an adjective > relating to syntax. Syntactics refers to the branch of semiotics that > deals with the formal properties of symbol systems. My comments might > not apply because I assumed you meant syntax instead of syntactics, a > word that was unknown to me at the time I read your statement. > Therefore, please explain this statement this statement for us. What > exactly does it mean? If you believe the statement to be true, > certainly you can make the case for us. > > Peace be with you. > David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
