Reply #332: strangely enough [View All]

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my desk dictionary lists "hatred" as a synonym for disgust. Therefore I think it is fair to conclude that when somebody says "I am totally disgusted by person X" that they are expressing hatred. That's what the words mean. If you want to split hairs to claim that you are free from hate because hatred = 3.14159 and total disgust is only 3.141589. Well, I am not buying it.

But again, the emotion does not matter. What I am claiming is that "I hate Obama" and "Obama is worse than worthless" are almost indistinguishable in meaning. If I understand and interpret those words, I am not saying anything about the emotional state of the person writing them. Not in either case. All I am doing is inferring meaning. The meaning that 2.9994 is essentially equal to 3.