It is oxymoronic to relate religion to science.
I am quite aware of the word's etymological origins!
John
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:05:09 -0000, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Actually the name isn't an oxymoron, but like 'television' it's a
mixture of
Latin and Greek roots. 'Science' is derived from the Latin word for
knowledge, and '-ology' from the Greek for 'study'. Study of knowledge
seems
eminently reasonable and (to coin a new word) deoxymoronic.
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Cheers,
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: John Forbes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 23 January 2006 21:34
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OT: Capa Doc
Just being a scientologist (the name is an oxymoron - like Christian
Scientist) is weird in itself.
Of course, weirdness is largely a matter of geography. To be
an atheist in rural Texas is definitely to be odd. To be a
Christian in Timbuctoo is even odder. To be anything and
Archbishop of York is entirely normal.
Odd, isn't it.
John
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 21:09:46 -0000, Bob W
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> In the middle of being asked a question he spontaneously & for no
>> apparent reason started jumping up & down on the furniture. This I
>> found weird :-)
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> On 1/23/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > I don't watch Oprah. In what ways was his behavior
>> uncharacteristic?
>> > Was it "weird?"
>> >
>> > Shel
>> =========
>> http://www.metacafe.com/item28295/new_videos/1/tom_cruise_frea
>> king_out_on_opra
>> h
>>
>
> I've just watched that. To be honest, I don't think he's
being weird
> at all.
> He's behaving well within the limits of that sort of trashy,
> celebrity-driven culture, playing to an over-excited crowd, and
> entertaining them in a way that makes them scream. It's not
Tom Cruise
> that's weird, it's that type of TV.
>
> He certainly didn't behave like that when he and Nicole (see: first
> name
> terms!) lived in London. In fact, he was a bit of an action hero:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/184815.stm
>
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> Cheers,
> Bob
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