I saw a word that ended with "philia" the other day and got grossed out. Then, I realized that this word had nothing to do with little kids.
Pedophilia has ruined a perfectly good suffix. "Philia" - meaning friendship, affection, brotherly love has now been corrupted.
But, most people have friendly affection for children, so perhaps we need to give child molestors a new name.
It's the suffix "eros" that actually means sexual love.
So, shouldn't a child molestor be called a pederos?
Of course, that might hurt his chances of getting into the Mexican Hall of Fame too?
...anyone get that one? December 28, 2007
Way to Ruin “philia” for the Rest of Us
I saw a word that ended with "philia" the other day and got grossed out. Then, I realized that this word had nothing to do with little kids.
Pedophilia has ruined a perfectly good suffix. "Philia" - meaning friendship, affection, brotherly love has now been corrupted.
But, most people have friendly affection for children, so perhaps we need to give child molestors a new name.
It's the suffix "eros" that actually means sexual love.
So, shouldn't a child molestor be called a pederos?
Of course, that might hurt his chances of getting into the Mexican Hall of Fame too?
...anyone get that one? December 27, 2007
Why Are Most Theists “Conservative”?
I realize this is a different question than I asked yesterday. But, I realized that they require two very different answers, and I only have theories for today's wording.
Do theists align themselves with "conservatism" because "conservatism" tends to desire the legislation of a similar morality that they align themselves with?
Or, in this country, where "theist" means Christian in 90% of cases, do Christian's simply have an inherent appreciation for the power of freedom?