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:"But certainly for the present age, which prefers the [[sign]] to the thing [[signified]], the [[copy]] to the [[original]], [[representation]] to [[reality]], the [[appearance]] to the [[essence]]... [[illusion]] only is [[sacred]], [[truth]] [[profane]]. Nay, sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion increases, so that the highest degree of illusion comes to be the highest degree of sacredness. "[[Ludwig Feuerbach|Feuerbach]], Preface to the second edition of ''[[The Essence of Christianity]]'' via Guy Debord's ''[[The Society of the Spectacle]]'' (1967) | :"But certainly for the present age, which prefers the [[sign]] to the thing [[signified]], the [[copy]] to the [[original]], [[representation]] to [[reality]], the [[appearance]] to the [[essence]]... [[illusion]] only is [[sacred]], [[truth]] [[profane]]. Nay, sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion increases, so that the highest degree of illusion comes to be the highest degree of sacredness. "[[Ludwig Feuerbach|Feuerbach]], Preface to the second edition of ''[[The Essence of Christianity]]'' via Guy Debord's ''[[The Society of the Spectacle]]'' (1967) | ||
+ | In [[language]] or [[morals]], terms and concepts which are unacceptable to some people, such as [[swearing]] and [[profanity]], e.g. [[sexually explicit material]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | ||
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+ | *[[Latin profanity]] | ||
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- "But certainly for the present age, which prefers the sign to the thing signified, the copy to the original, representation to reality, the appearance to the essence... illusion only is sacred, truth profane. Nay, sacredness is held to be enhanced in proportion as truth decreases and illusion increases, so that the highest degree of illusion comes to be the highest degree of sacredness. "Feuerbach, Preface to the second edition of The Essence of Christianity via Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle (1967)
In language or morals, terms and concepts which are unacceptable to some people, such as swearing and profanity, e.g. sexually explicit material [1] [Apr 2007]
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