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

[Carrol Cox]

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