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calcnerd256
on Aug 28, 2009
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Make Frontpage of Slashdot, Reddit, Hacker News ==...
Irony? Denying that something is evil seems pretty typical for the referent of that symbol.
lucifer
on Aug 29, 2009
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Actually, the root meaning of the name is 'Light', from which one can arrive at the notion of 'Sight' So what is really ironic is that any sentient would deny their inner lucifer and presume for itself an objective view of truth ...
calcnerd256
on Aug 30, 2009
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Avoiding this discussion was why I danced around the name issue by pointing to its referent.
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