[3306] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: nuqneH
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Thu Feb 17 16:53:46 1994
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 15:33:17 -0600 (CST)
> It is more the case that the word "purpose" is really meaningless unless
>it has a reference. An act has a purpose toward some manner of goal. See the
>{-meH} verb suffix TKD 4.2.9. It means something close to "... for the
>purpose that this action take place..." As for meaning, my suspicion is that
>Klingons are generally somewhat Existentialist by nature. Things don't need
>"meaning". They just ARE. Deal with it.
...
Hmmmm... they don't even have a word for "to be", so I don't see how
they could be Existentialist, at least actively. They could of course
just say "I never gave it much thought". I forgot the name of the episode
(again) with Kahles (spelling?) and it seemed as if meaning was an
important concept. I can't buy that it was all idiomatic use of
English by Klingons. There aren't any words fir worship and ritual,
but they do have religion, and do practice rituals.
I would imagine that for a Klingon purpose and batlh go together.
The direction one needs to go to find honor would work.
Rob Lent
