We know it’s not harmful
January 8th, 2007 - Posted by Alan Howard
I have to laugh at the recent news of a mystery smell in Manhattan. I’m not laughing that there’s a smell, I’m laughing at how much they use a particular series of words…
Mayor Bloomberg said the city does not know what the puzzling odor wafting over Manhattan and N.J. is, but “it does not appear to be dangerous.”‘
“Our sensors do not show any high concentration of natural gas that would give us cause to be concerned,” Bloomberg said at a morning press conference.
“We don’t know what it is. It does not appear to be dangerous … it may just be an unpleasant smell,” he said. “The one thing we are very confident of is that it’s not dangerous.”
“Nothing has been confirmed. We’re left with a mystery, although we know it’s not harmful.”
“It is still early but there is no indication of terrorism and there is no credible intelligence to suggest any imminent threat to the homeland or to New York at this time,”
Hilarious. For people who claim to know absolutely nothing about it, it’s amazing how they know it’s not dangerous.
Updates:
#1: 19 in hospital. Nope, not dangerous at all. 
#2: Officials trace mystery smell to NJ.
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2 Responses to “We know it’s not harmful”
Posted: Jan 19th, 2007 at
These are great examples of how people use their words carelessly.
The same is true for example when we say “I am sick” The real “I” is that divine part of us, is perfect, knows neither time nor space and certainly does not know sickness. Even if we said “this body is sick” we would be closer to the truth, using our words in a wiser way.
Posted: Jan 26th, 2007 at
And yet, there is also the concept that our physical selves are a metaphysical reflection of our spiritual selves. If we are spiritually ill in some way, then it can be reflected by our bodies. So when we say “I am sick,” it could also include the eternal ‘I’.
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