tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post7068448561958525893..comments2023-11-05T03:06:30.977-08:00Comments on Mormon Midrashim: Confounded Language! --Genesis 11:7James Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-66835900143145525222010-02-16T20:42:13.903-08:002010-02-16T20:42:13.903-08:00Wow. I think you're onto something there. Mayb...Wow. I think you're onto something there. Maybe part of the importance of charity/love is that it's the most reliable way to communicate. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-8941547017808901642010-02-16T19:37:13.808-08:002010-02-16T19:37:13.808-08:00I am still thinking about this. Described this wa...I am still thinking about this. Described this way, the confounding of languages is almost like a second Fall. In the first, people lost the ability to communicate directly with God. To overcome that, we must draw close enough to Him to communicate effectively with Him. In the confounding of languages, people lost the ability to understand one another readily. To overcome that, we must become close enough to one another that we can understand and be understood. <br /><br />Sheila (yes, again)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-73100871294043108902010-02-16T19:25:38.760-08:002010-02-16T19:25:38.760-08:00Wasn't it George Bernard Shaw that said the gr...Wasn't it George Bernard Shaw that said the greatest problem with communication is the illusion that it had been achieved?<br /><br />I like your take on the confounding of languages.<br /><br />SheilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com