>Is a sentence such as "the power and
>beauty of the god/dess lives within me" true, false, meaningless...or a
>useful metaphor?
I would offer that it is, um, not a metaphor at all, and redundant besides....
"Power and beauty live within me" is sufficient for the _sense_ of it, but metaphors are phrases of comparison or, hopefully, equality. Certainly they are phrases used (and developed) in explanation and clarity and understanding. A metaphor about a goddess should show us what a goddess is. The dew is always as strong as the sea.
And yes, they are what it is. E=MC^2 is my favorite metaphor.
but of human obligation." - John Fowles
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