[lbo-talk] Religion: was Re: Christopher Hitchens

Carrol Cox cbcox at ilstu.edu
Fri Dec 23 06:44:54 PST 2011


It's been 50 years since I read Hard Times, but I think Mr. McChoakumchild in that book would disapprove of phatic speech -- precisely because he believes there are only facts, not human needs and desires, in the world.

Carrol

PS: Whoever prepared the Microsoft spell checker didn't know the word "phatic" existed. Every time I type it I get a red line under it



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