It's not what's on his birth certificate, but I see it as at least a nickname or a name that's been given to him by humanity.God is not God's name though. Jehovah in English is His name. God is just easier and quicker.
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It's not what's on his birth certificate, but I see it as at least a nickname or a name that's been given to him by humanity.God is not God's name though. Jehovah in English is His name. God is just easier and quicker.
It's not what's on his birth certificate, but I see it as at least a nickname or a name that's been given to him by humanity.
Exactly. People - or deities - can have many names.9-10ths Penguin isn't on your birth certificate either, but it's your name for all of us who do not know you personally.
Exactly. People - or deities - can have many names.
A person has to know their name for it to stick? I take it you weren't a fan of Friends.Sure but the only names that count is the ones we claim. One enforced by man don't work.
For instance if I started calling you 1-16th Arctic Fox. How would anyone know it is you, because you don't claim that name. They can enforce it on you, but that's not what makes it "stick".
I think I see where they're coming from on that point: deification also creates the opportunity for sacrilege. Once something is sacred, it can be profaned, so the act of deification can also imply certain standards for how the thing should be treated: if a thing is worthy of respect, then actions toward that thing should express respect.
Personally, I think capitalization is a bit of a strange and arbitrary way to express respect, but to each their own, I guess.
I did that once... in grade 4: we had to list kids in the class for some reason (can't remember why) and I didn't capitalize the names of the kids who were mean to me. My teacher took marks off.I kind of get it. I can't say it's escaped my notice that certain people will refuse to capitalize proper nouns as a way of expressing their disdain towards that person or group.
Exactly. People - or deities - can have many names.
Sure but the only names that count is the ones we claim. One enforced by man don't work.
A person has to know their name for it to stick? I take it you weren't a fan of Friends.
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But he never claimed a name. The only name(s) he has were assigned by man.
Not true.
Exodus 3:13-15
13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.
15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
God is perfectly fine shorthand.
So let me get this straight: if you give someone a nickname, you won't capitalize it until the person hears it and "claims" it? Until then, you use lowercase?Nope, Seinfeld sucked too.
It's not that a person has to know it. They have to claim it.
When talking about the figure Ha-Satan? Yes. If I was to ever describe a person as "opposing the will of Yahweh", no (though this one would likely almost never happen)A question for all of you: do you also capitalize “Satan?”
I don't think so. There are a multitude of gods - recognized as deities - that I don't respect.I think I have a question for the "capitalize because respect" crowd too. Doesn't deification already imply that? That is to say, doesn't identifying something as a god inherently imply something is worthy of respect?
I don't think so. There are a multitude of gods - recognized as deities - that I don't respect.
I'm unclear on how one could acknowledge something is a god without having respect for it. I suspect you and I are using the word "respect" very differently? Maybe it would help if you gave an example?
Being a deity does not, in my mind, inherently imply respect is due or deserved. I don't respect a being simply because it's more powerful than I am. Rather, I respect a deity or don't based on how things like how it is reputed to use its power and how well it tolerates beings who don't believe in it.
I don't respect the Abrahamic god(s) based on the fact they're intolerant monsters who have happily indulged in more than a few crimes they'd readily condemn their followers for doing, coupled with the fact they've not (according to scripture) acted in ways which elicit respect from me.
A question for all of you: do you also capitalize “Satan?”