DominatorX1@thelemmy.club to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoEverybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.message-squaremessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down129
arrow-up196arrow-down1message-squareEverybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.DominatorX1@thelemmy.club to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareDominatorX1@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·10 hours agoOn the contrary A borrowed idea stands on utility. A quote stands on authority.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoIf you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.
minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoI was definitely not standing on the authority of Elliott, merely making use of his words and crediting him for it, so you are simply wrong.
minus-squareDominatorX1@thelemmy.clubOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·9 hours agoYou are totally standing on that famous name.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoQuotation isn’t high art perhaps, but it sure beats bickering pointlessly. What the hell lol
On the contrary
A borrowed idea stands on utility.
A quote stands on authority.
If you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.
I was definitely not standing on the authority of Elliott, merely making use of his words and crediting him for it, so you are simply wrong.
You are totally standing on that famous name.
Quotation isn’t high art perhaps, but it sure beats bickering pointlessly. What the hell lol
I’m laying down actually