Gone 435 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 God : the perfect and all-powerful spirit or being that is worshipped especially by Christians, Jews, and Muslims as the one who created and rules the universe 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 OK, that's the Abrahamic god, what about some of the others? Link to post Share on other sites
Peregrinator 85 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 OK, that's the Abrahamic god, what about some of the others?There aren't any others. Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3452 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 (edited) There aren't any others. If one doesn't believe in any, what make one think there are more than one? Edited August 7, 2015 by Stosh Link to post Share on other sites
Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 There aren't any others. So Hindus don't exist in your world? Wiccans? Or any other people who worship very different gods from yours? Link to post Share on other sites
Peregrinator 85 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 So Hindus don't exist in your world? Wiccans? Or any other people who worship very different gods from yours?Certainly they exist, but their gods don't -- or if they do, they are not what one would ordinarily think of as gods. Link to post Share on other sites
Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Certainly they exist, but their gods don't -- or if they do, they are not what one would ordinarily think of as gods. That's not what YOU think of as gods, but they aren't you, obviously. And if you're trying to define a word like "god", which is used very differently by different people, giving only one definition that doesn't fit everyone isn't very useful. By the way, your god doesn't exist, either. neener, neener. Link to post Share on other sites
CalicoPenn 729 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 By the way, your god doesn't exist, either. neener, neener. Snap! Link to post Share on other sites
Gone 435 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 When you capitalize the word, the common understanding is that you are referring to the Christian, Muslim and Jewish God. When you use lower case letters you are referring to other gods people might believe in. So if BSA capitalizes the word they are using the former reference, not the latter. If they mean to change their intended meaning in "duty to God" they might want to change their capitalization. Link to post Share on other sites
Peregrinator 85 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 That's not what YOU think of as gods, but they aren't you, obviously. And if you're trying to define a word like "god", which is used very differently by different people, giving only one definition that doesn't fit everyone isn't very useful.Well I'm not a nominalist so I'll stick to my definition. Link to post Share on other sites
Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 When you capitalize the word, the common understanding is that you are referring to the Christian, Muslim and Jewish God. When you use lower case letters you are referring to other gods people might believe in. So if BSA capitalizes the word they are using the former reference, not the latter. If they mean to change their intended meaning in "duty to God" they might want to change their capitalization. So, you're saying anyone who doesn't follow the Abrahamic god can't be in the BSA? Link to post Share on other sites
Merlyn_LeRoy 72 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Well I'm not a nominalist so I'll stick to my definition. As long as you realize that doesn't apply to anyone but yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
Gone 435 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 So, you're saying anyone who doesn't follow the Abrahamic god can't be in the BSA? I'm saying what I said. It was pretty clear. I will repeat. If BSA did not mean the God of Jews, Christians and Muslims, then they should not have used the capitalized word God. If they meant just any old god or notion of a higher being not God, then they should use the lower case word god....or even gods. Link to post Share on other sites
Stosh 3452 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 When you capitalize the word, the common understanding is that you are referring to the Christian, Muslim and Jewish God. When you use lower case letters you are referring to other gods people might believe in. So if BSA capitalizes the word they are using the former reference, not the latter. If they mean to change their intended meaning in "duty to God" they might want to change their capitalization. Ever wonder why BSA after all these years has used, "...duty to God and my country", rather than "...duty to god(s) and my country"? Remember, People, under the brave new BSA world, this is where you take a long deep breath and skip over this part. It's become not all that important anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
Gone 435 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Ever wonder why BSA after all these years has used, "...duty to God and my country", rather than "...duty to god(s) and my country"? Remember, People, under the brave new BSA world, this is where you take a long deep breath and skip over this part. It's become not all that important anyway. I guess in my neck of the woods it is not that much an issue. Here, red or blue, there are three things you'll have to pry out of our cold, dead hands are our Bibles (or Torrah or Koran), our US flag and our guns. We are those simple folks everyone makes fun of. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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