Is Paul naive?...
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Is Paul naive? Or has he hit on something that we have yet to learn? How can we help but wrangle over words? The church split into East and West in the 11th century over the argument between homoousios and homoiousios: the distinction in meaning caused by one letter ("i"). The Reformation was in turmoil over which word rightly explains what is happening with the bread and wine of Holy Communion: transubstantiation (Catholic), consubstantiation (Lutheran), or symbol (Reformed).
Frank Luntz, in his book Words That Work, writes: "We have put our words on steroids and amped the language up so high that unless we communicate in overdrive and hyperbole, we believe -- perhaps correctly -- that nobody will hear us. In the process, we've sacrificed nuance and judgment and distinctions, and thereby cheapened the conversation."
Frank Luntz, in his book Words That Work, writes: "We have put our words on steroids and amped the language up so high that unless we communicate in overdrive and hyperbole, we believe -- perhaps correctly -- that nobody will hear us. In the process, we've sacrificed nuance and judgment and distinctions, and thereby cheapened the conversation."
