The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #57636   Message #907687
Posted By: Amos
11-Mar-03 - 04:57 PM
Thread Name: BS: Let me tell you about Andy
Subject: RE: BS: Let me tell you about Andy
autochthon


n. native; aboriginal species. autochthonous, a. autochthony, n.



SRS:

I think almost all conversions operate on the same principle -- a remedy to confusion that seems impenetrable. Typically there is some core precept in such a safe answer which acts as a meme-seed and generates all kinds of perspectives in consequence which would never make sense unless and until ou bought the core precept.

The benefit is that with some such stable piece of certainty in position, you can look the world in the eye and believe it is making sense, as long as you don't look too closely!!   

Obviosuly when you get a mass agreement going they share a major vested interest in reinforcing the key precepts and conversely aiding each other in the rejection of any anomalous information, and this can lead to a plague of ideational necrosis and nefandous miscomprehensions. :>)

A

nefandous:
a. unspeakable.

necrosis
n. mortification of tissue.