I've contemplated creating this thread many times over the last 6 to 7 years, but something always held me back. Oh yea! I just asked that basic question in other threads. Well, assuming that the overseers of this little plot of land don't plow it over, or close it out, then I will make an occasional appearance here when I can't stand how long it is taking for someone to say something. Everyone else should feel free to use it if they find themselves feeling a similar sense of frustration.
Do "things" have to be physical and material in nature? What we might term "objects".
Arguably, a hug is tangible, in that it can be felt, both by the hugger and the hugee. But is a hug an "object"? And if it is or is not, does this have a direct bearing upon whether it is a "thing"?
But conversely, a hug might be an action, an act, or even - in online terms - a concept or an emotion even. Those things are not objects, by most sensible definitions. But you will note I have used the word "things" in my last sentence, quite naturally. I therefore conclude that a hug, even an online one, is a "thing".
I send my things to all readers, and thank Polliwog for posing such a thought-provoking question.
when my life is mess,i dive into milkymoon land, and you're the pastor we always need i can write thousand of great things here when i just can't speak in "real life", i just spend 15minutes here and i feel already so much better, whouh thanks
Oh Milkisobel ... that's so sad. But the fact that you can do it in here proves that you ARE an interesting person with lots of original thoughts, and that you can convey much of interest to people. But they don't have the right to make you speak when you don't feel like it, so just make 'em wait till you do. They will appreciate it even more that way
ahem ... apologies for this: Le plus cher Milkisobel ... c'est si triste. Nous savons que vous pouvez le faire ici, pour que prouvent que vous êtes une personne intéressante avec de nombreuses pensées originales et que vous pouvez transmettre une grande partie d'intérêt aux gens. ais ils n'ont pas le droit d'obliger vous parlez lorsque vous ne se sentez pas comme elle; faites-les attendre jusqu'à ce que vous fassiez. Ils vous apprécieront même plus de cette façon.