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I''n the beginning was the word.''  
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Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.<ref>What? You don’t understand? This is, somewhat, the point.“In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word ''was'' God: — Gospel according to St. John, 1:1”</ref>
:—Ευαγγέλιο του Αγίου Ιωάννη, 1:1}}


St. Matthew: understood Sapir Whorf nearly two thousand years before Sapir or Whorf did. It's all about the metaphor.
St. John understood Sapir Whorf nearly two thousand years before Sapir or Whorf did. It’s all about the {{tag|metaphor}}.
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*{{Bookreview|The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind}} - because it’s just such a good book.
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