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03 Aug 2010, 9:29 am

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I always can't understand why swearing is bad...I'm a Christian and people from church and christian fellowships etc... say that swearing is bad. I try to avoid swearing and i understand that it is bad when you're swearing at other people. But what about when you accidently do something and say "S***!" Or some swear words are just a synonym (different word same meaning) of other words like "butt" and "poo" or "crap". Like when some people swear, they don't even mean to do anything bad or harm other people.


I'm atheist, but cursing to me just sounds course and crude, and is a trait of someone who can't find more descriptive language.


I am quite comfortable with words and have no problems being acceptably articulate when that is the appropriate form of communication but violent and explosive epithets are a vital and necessary part of any individual' emotional expression when the occasion requires that. The very crudeness of the language is a vital element in that expression and the cruder the better to carry forth the strong emotions involved. If you do not comprehend that you are completely unaware of some of the necessary functions of language.



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03 Aug 2010, 3:19 pm

Sand wrote:
violent and explosive epithets are a vital and necessary part of any individual' emotional expression


I LOL'd.


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03 Aug 2010, 5:28 pm

Swearing is bad because it's too cool for Christianity. 8)

Plus, I would go with the whole what comes out of a mouth is indicative of the personality. That doesn't however stop me from being a sailor-mouthed agony uncle to all my friends. :?


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05 Aug 2010, 2:18 pm

[quote="just_ben"]Swearing is bad because it's too cool for Christianity. 8)

:lol: :lmao: Like your quote there :afro: