Re: I think New Jersey got this one right ... the meaning of the author of the words. ... who ratified NJ's constitution in 1947, ... When it comes to modern technology such as AK47s, ... That's the best reason to interpret the document ... (rec.sport.football.college)
Re: The Bibles Poetry & Spiritualitys Value ... it's more like poetry than history or science, and, like poetry, its value lies in its ability to evoke meaning beyond the literal meaning of its words, concepts beyond their usual reach, between the lines. ... The Bible's universality, its ability to apply to a changing, evolving universe, is rooted in its interpretive nature. ... The Bible does not apply to a changing universe of values, only in the mind of liberal kooks that try to fashion their lifestyle to how *they* interpret the scriptures. ... So keep your gods, ghosts, spirits and spooks out of science.... (talk.origins)
rightly shrilly dareing ... letter without seeing it, and interpret it without understanding it, what ... must we think but that here is a cipher with a double meaning,... that there would be two advents, one in lowliness to humble the proud, the ... (sci.crypt)
Re: Holocaust out of bounds? ... I think if the meaning in use of the word genocide is going to stretch ... from killing a whole ethnic group, a whole people, all the way down to ... (soc.culture.jewish.moderated)
Re: What (not) to write... ... more general meaning.... of the examples seem to involve killing a random ...selection of a wild population, ... improve its overall quality, and a shift of focus from those ... (rec.arts.sf.misc)
