In my mind there are two types of swearing, using words that have been deemed inappropriate and taking the Lord’s name in vain.
Now every language has it’s own form of cursing or swearing, ESPECIALLY a “developed“ society. It’s only natural. When one cannot express their stronger emotions in a physical manner one finds an outlet in language. A developed society often looks down upon said physical reactions (ie fighting) and, although they don’t condone the use of foul language, it is accepted as a less damaging focus.
Surprise upon surprise, I think this is great. Language is the way humans have discovered to deal with emotions. In a study (which I really wish I could give you a solid reference) it was proven that humans who swore could deal with physical pain for a longer period of time than those who didn’t. Yes, it’s all mental, but isn’t that the point?
Now here comes the downside. People swear to look cool. We’ve all fallen into it at some point or another. To quote Spongebob, words are used as “sentence enhancers” rather than actual stress relief. This is, first off, annoying, and more importantly dangerous to the language. The whole point of curse words to have a more intense form of language on which to fall back. When these words become common place, it ruins the intensity.
The second form of swearing is putting one of these words next to “God”. Now, there are some cases when one is actually calling out to a God, and if that is the case, go for it. Otherwise, I ask you as nicely as possible to please avoid this. God is a term used by many religions and, like a swear, it is a very powerful word. If it were not, it would not be used in such a manner so often. If not for respect to said God, than for the respect of the people who hold a high deity dear to them, please understand what you’re saying.
I guess that is what this all comes down to; understand what you are saying
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