It is a matter of the heart, which is why the final statement in the article that swearing is not immoral rings hollow. The author tries to deconstruct what sw

It is a matter of the heart, which is why the final statement in the article that swearing is not immoral rings hollow. The author tries to deconstruct what swearing is, but fails to mention "cursing" which calls evil down on someone (hate speech indeed), or "oaths" whereby one binds the validity of their word to something or someone of more worth than themself (e.g., swearing in a court of law, or phrases like the Roman's "by Jove"). Today, other than cursing, what we call swearing now is more related to vulgarity and blasphemy. All of which are harmful (and immoral) speech given the right motives. A much more edifying article about the morality of swearing is this one: http://www.pement.org/docs/swearing.htm http://www.pement.org/docs/swearing.htm