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> A cursory glance at some very rational people who are quick to anger and how we cry after losing a loved one should rid you of this notion.

In neither case are the words the cause of distress, but rather some event, belief or threat that's communicated or implied through those words. The way humans communicate, individual words are only loosely correlated with the message they're employed to carry.



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