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From: lilandbr@scn.org (Leland Bryant Ross)
Subject: Re: languages & happiness!!
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In a previous article, don@donh.vip.best.com (Don HARLOW) says:

>>> [Anders Blehr:]
>>> 
>>"Defines" in the sense "gives birth to".  What I meant was that I doubt
>>the Esperanto culture would survive without the Esperanto language.
>>
>Quite probably true, more or less by definition, just as your whole
>concept of "the Jewish culture" (alluded to above [snipped, sorry]) would 
>not survive without Judaism. 

This could lead to a resuscitation (and scholarlification) of the 
"Esperanto is a cult" train of argument.  Hope not.

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