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Is the pen mightier then the sword?
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KirbyFan101
Resident Ball of Fluff
If the sword represents violence,
And the pen represents reason,
Then yes.
And the pen represents reason,
Then yes.
Pussyfoot Mouse
Super Mom
Some words can hurt more than any physical pain.
The Black Whirlwind
Well-Known Member
i think it depends on how big and explosive your "sword" is.
DreamQuickBook
Active Member
Pussyfoot Mouse said:
Not in my experience. I don't think you could say anything to me that would hurt more than being stabbed with a sword.
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
The sword can merely end a life: a pen can change it forever! Just like swords, pens evolve. Where they used to just reach a few, today they reach untold millions on the internet. A far greater reach than any recent weapon has enjoyed.
DreamQuickBook
Active Member
NetDoc said:
That's nice. Doesn't change the fact that I can kill you with a sword, but not with a word. Swords change the fate of men as quickly as words. The question is, that if swords are the result of pens, is the might in the pen or the sword. I would argue neither. It's in the men that carry them.
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
I would expect no less from you. When reason runs it's course, your last avenue will always be violence. I choose peace... and a pen.Jacosse said:
DreamQuickBook
Active Member
NetDoc said:
How's the weather there in LaLa Land? You missed the point, as usual. I'm not even going to waste my time trying to clarify it for you.
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
Perhaps, I am not the one who missed the point. Peace is almost always the best solution.
alowyn
Member
It is worse for a political prisoner in Egypt to be caught with pen and paper than with a gun.
I agree with NetDoc. Go ahead and stab with a sword - but a single word may poison one's reputation so badly that life's not worth living.
But, at the same time I'm wondering whether terrorists fall solely into the "Sword" category. Their actions undermine faith in the government and thus spread their political message - thus, a clever attack on a strategic point, like the London bombings, like the WTC is a lot more effective than just mindless violence. I suppose we can say that the talking sword beats all...?
I agree with NetDoc. Go ahead and stab with a sword - but a single word may poison one's reputation so badly that life's not worth living.
But, at the same time I'm wondering whether terrorists fall solely into the "Sword" category. Their actions undermine faith in the government and thus spread their political message - thus, a clever attack on a strategic point, like the London bombings, like the WTC is a lot more effective than just mindless violence. I suppose we can say that the talking sword beats all...?
DreamQuickBook
Active Member
NetDoc said:
See Thread Title. :banghead3
alowyn said:
No doubt.
Well said.
Scuba Pete
Le plongeur avec attitude...
I do, and did. Did you?jacose said: