Groups (Was Re: [lbo-talk] Re: Democracy and ConstitutionalRights)

John Kozak j_k_ at xylema.org
Sun Aug 22 13:40:06 PDT 2004



> What do you mean? Are there cultures in which no blinks when someone
> expresses a bare contradiction? Claims that 2 and 2 add up to 5? That the
> sun won't rise tomorrow?

Yes. For example, the Pirahã:

http://lings.ln.man.ac.uk/Info/staff/DE/cultgram.pdf

who are odder than your questions permit.

John



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