Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01653)

I'm afraid such an argument does not find much sympathy with me. I 
can't think of a single profession, craft, science, philosophy or 
religion that has not developed a jargon and acronyms. Learning such a 
special language is part of one's initiation into that area of 
knowledge. What I think would turn off a potential member is silly or 
demeaning replies to honest questions newbys will ask such as "what is 
HPB?' or "What is a Monad?" You do make a good point, however. Being 
mindful of our audience is always a good idea.
Jerry


> It has also been something that has turned off potential members.
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> 	Bart



Bart Lidofsky wrote:

> Jerry Hejka-Ekins wrote:
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> > It is a convenience, and for me, frankly, a force of habit. It appears 
> > to me that specialized lines of thought have a way of developing their 
> > own acronyms and jargon over time. For the benefit of newbys, perhaps 
> > Eldon can arrange some kind of permanent post of the initials and their 
> > meanings: AB, CWL, GdP, HPB, TS, TSA, ULT etc.
> 	It has also been something that has turned off potential members.
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> 	Bart
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