DominatorX1 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agoEverybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.message-squaremessage-square130linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down130
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareEverybody talks about beliefs like they're this big important thing.DominatorX1 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square130linkfedilink
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoIf you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.
minus-squareDominatorX1OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 hours agoWhich is more important to you, the phrase or the credit?
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoUh, what? I’ll use a quote when it neatly captures what I was thinking, and credit it to the original author. The phrase is the important part I guess, but fair play to the author.
minus-squareDominatorX1OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 hours agoIs the phrase diminished if you leave out the author’s name?
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoI believe it’s honest to give proper credit for the idea.
minus-squareDominatorX1OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·17 hours agoI believe that you are avoiding my question.
If you’re drawing authority from it, that’s on you. Sometimes you just like the turn of phrase and are giving credit.
Which is more important to you, the phrase or the credit?
Uh, what? I’ll use a quote when it neatly captures what I was thinking, and credit it to the original author. The phrase is the important part I guess, but fair play to the author.
Is the phrase diminished if you leave out the author’s name?
I believe it’s honest to give proper credit for the idea.
I believe that you are avoiding my question.