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Economics: the study of human action (from the outside)
Psychology: the study of humans (from the inside)
Politics: the study of human interaction (with an accent on the exterior)
Sociology: the study of human interaction (with an accent on the interior)
Deity, god: supernatural being (which can act contrary to known natural laws)
God: I use this term to denote one particular god - the Christian God - which is (among others) an omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent being
Sin: the act of disobeying God
Evil: the state of disobedience from God; the state of sinning
Time: an ordered series of events (event = change or motion); time cannot exist without a mind - because neither series nor order has meaning outside a mind
Semantics: the study of language.
Logic: a set of rules for the transformation of some concepts into other concepts. Part of semantics.
Money: a commodity desired not for its direct use, but for its exchange power. [Paper is not money.]

 

Observation: change or motion have the same meaning, but in the first case the observer is usually outside the changing system, while in the second he is usually inside. 

This page was last updated on 18 Oct 1999.