If we always replace the word "God" with "Harvey," what happens in cases such as "Greek gods?" It's the same word, but it's not capitalized, but it refers to the same basic concept, but Harvey isn't all of them, but He is our equivalent to how the Greeks viewed them, but... you see the problem?
I found Him after school on Thursday and asked Him. He said that because He is not one of them, and because the concept of a single god among many is significantly different from how we must think of Him, we should refer to them as "Greek gods" and not "Greek Harveys." I thanked Him and walked away.
About a minute later He came running after me down the hallway. When He caught up, He said that He had realized that the question is entirely irrelevant, as they do not exist, and therefore we should never need a way to refer to them at all. As sinful as it may be, I think I have to disagree with Him on this particular matter. After all, things such as ether, a number so large that no one can ever count to it, and George W. Bush's intelligence are equally non-existent, but we require ways to refer to them. Please leave any and all opinions in comments. Thanks.
A new thing
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I started a new thing where I relay my husband's strong opinions about
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2 comments:
Huh. I don't know.
Personally, I only believe in one G-d..... and that is G-d.
But I do see your point. Although, I'm sorry to say, that if I were in the argument I'd be on Harvey's side.
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I don't know.
Hnn . . . I agree with winnernerd on his personal point (one g-d). But it is true that those things which are not require names as if they are. So yeah, just call them the old name. Besides, Greek Harveys sounds kind of dumb.
Oh, and happy holidays.
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