[Serious] Literal and Not Literal

[EgoDeath]

If I type "define holy" into Google, I get this:

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holy
/ˈhəʊli/

1. 1.
   dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
   "the Holy Bible"
   synonyms:
   sacred, consecrated, hallowed, sanctified, venerated, revered, reverenced, divine, religious, blessed, blest, dedicated
   "it is forbidden to say the name of this holy place aloud"
   

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That seems fine to me. For clarity's sake, I'd add "dedicated or consecrated to God BY PEOPLE." This is something people decide, whether there really is a God or not.

So why are you choosing that particular definition? And why would you add to this definition? I've always known "holy" to mean divine or having divine qualities. Now, we can certainly debate about which definition to use, but I'd rather not get into a semantics debate.

Well, I like poetry a lot. This is just the way I think and write. You judge it "excessive" but it seems normal to me.

I don't see why everyone should think and write the same way. Variety is good.

If you like poetry, go read some Dickinson or Hughes or Neruda. Oh wait, let me guess! Now you're thinking of saying you actually prefer Wilde or Silverstein, or some other poet I didn't name.

I think honest discussion is best served by accurate, efficient language. Not waxing poetic because you want everyone on the internet to see how wordy you can make your arguments.

I'd be interested to see your argument for how the Bible hasn't provoked 2000 years of commentary.

I never said it didn't.

Because showing us what that life is, is superior to telling us what that life is. Me being a model for what a good life is to my daughter, is far superior to any instructions I give my daughter on what a good life is. If i want to teach my daughters how to love, being a model of that love, is far superior to any instructions I can give her.

If God wanted us to know what a Good life is, I don’t need instructions, I would want him to come down in the form of a man and show me what a Good life is. By that I can see what no words could ever capture.

So, do you expect your daughter to know to look when crossing the street simply because she'll see you perform such a task, or would you rather specifically instruct her to look before crossing?