[extropy-chat] On Gut Feelings

[Jack Parkinson]

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From: Mike Hayes
>When words have baggage, it's hard to sling them around and make precise 
>points.

Yes - and unfortunately, words do acquire semiotic content over time. One of 
the best essays on this topic is "Thick Description" by Clifford Geertz - I 
have no url for this but I believe it is vailable on the web if Googled...

>I assume that there are no members of this list from within mainland China, 
>is that known as a fact?

Actually, I live in mainland China, and have for almost the past 3 years - 
although I am from the UK originally.
Jack Parkinson