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21 Aug 2008, 4:34 pm

God deserves to be a proper noun, don'tcha think?



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21 Aug 2008, 4:36 pm

slowmutant wrote:
God deserves to be a proper noun, don'tcha think?


Yes. I capitalize it out of respect for any religious people who may be reading it, regardless of my own views. I would capitalize Allah, Kali, Ganesh, Buddha, etc. as well.


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21 Aug 2008, 4:37 pm

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God deserves to be a proper noun, don'tcha think?



not really. there's a ton of gods. it's like a cat or a chair. there's a ton of 'em.

i mean unless you're from the judeo-christian sect, a god's a god*. it's not like he's saying Yahweh or Allah which are proper names to address specific gods.


*i realize it's commonplace within those sects to just use god and capitalize it because that's the only god they got and, well, arrogance is a key trait of all good religions.



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21 Aug 2008, 4:43 pm

skafather84 wrote:
slowmutant wrote:
God deserves to be a proper noun, don'tcha think?



not really. there's a ton of gods. it's like a cat or a chair. there's a ton of 'em.

i mean unless you're from the judeo-christian sect, a god's a god*. it's not like he's saying Yahweh or Allah which are proper names to address specific gods.


*i realize it's commonplace within those sects to just use god and capitalize it because that's the only god they got and, well, arrogance is a key trait of all good religions.


Takes one to know one.



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21 Aug 2008, 4:43 pm

slowmutant wrote:
skafather84 wrote:
slowmutant wrote:
God deserves to be a proper noun, don'tcha think?



not really. there's a ton of gods. it's like a cat or a chair. there's a ton of 'em.

i mean unless you're from the judeo-christian sect, a god's a god*. it's not like he's saying Yahweh or Allah which are proper names to address specific gods.


*i realize it's commonplace within those sects to just use god and capitalize it because that's the only god they got and, well, arrogance is a key trait of all good religions.


Takes one to know one.



yes, i am a god.



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21 Aug 2008, 4:47 pm

skafather84 wrote:
slowmutant wrote:
skafather84 wrote:
slowmutant wrote:
God deserves to be a proper noun, don'tcha think?



not really. there's a ton of gods. it's like a cat or a chair. there's a ton of 'em.

i mean unless you're from the judeo-christian sect, a god's a god*. it's not like he's saying Yahweh or Allah which are proper names to address specific gods.


*i realize it's commonplace within those sects to just use god and capitalize it because that's the only god they got and, well, arrogance is a key trait of all good religions.


Takes one to know one.



yes, i am a god.


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Are we in the school yard?



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21 Aug 2008, 4:56 pm

Skafather is always in the schoolyard, so to speak. He must be very insecure ... :wink:



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21 Aug 2008, 5:03 pm

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Skafather is always in the schoolyard, so to speak. He must be very insecure ... :wink:


I was referring to your "Takes one to know one" remark.



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21 Aug 2008, 5:08 pm

corroonb wrote:
slowmutant wrote:
Skafather is always in the schoolyard, so to speak. He must be very insecure ... :wink:


I was referring to your "Takes one to know one" remark.


arrogance is one of the most important traits in a good religion.



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21 Aug 2008, 5:10 pm

Arrogance? No, you must mean righteousness.



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21 Aug 2008, 5:10 pm

Tithing really bothers me about religion.



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21 Aug 2008, 5:14 pm

Yeah, it really hurts when your teeth are coming in through your gums.



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21 Aug 2008, 5:15 pm

slowmutant wrote:
Arrogance? No, you must mean righteousness.



nope...arrogance.



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21 Aug 2008, 5:20 pm

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Yeah, it really hurts when your teeth are coming in through your gums.


Even you should know what tithing is?
If not, how disgraceful!



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21 Aug 2008, 5:21 pm

Righteousness precludes arrogance by its very nature. Since a righteous man avoids the sin of pride, he is never arrogant. Yet arrogance masquerades as righteousness all the time.



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21 Aug 2008, 5:25 pm

slowmutant wrote:
Yeah, it really hurts when your teeth are coming in through your gums.


Lol, that vaguely reminds me of the "Rice Pudding" thread....