Externet Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Third commandment... "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain" So is he lord, god, or something else ? Does the common daily Oh! my god ! fits right in becoming a mortal sin to say ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajb Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The bible says his name is 'Jehovah'. This is based on the older name 'YHVH' in old Hebrew (however you should pronounce that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) He has more than one name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Billion_Names_of_God More seriously, God really does have a lot of names: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God I assume the "not taking in vain" commandment is the reason that some people write "G-d" for example. But apart from the fact that this euphemism is pretty transparent (it certainly isn't going to fool anyone who is omniscient) it also seems unnecessary: if one is discussing God, then one isn't taking his name in vain. (Whereas, for example, stubbing your toe and swearing, or describing some Hollywood actor as a G-d would be.) Edited March 10, 2015 by Strange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 With lots of Books/Religious Texts "allegedly" being "doctored" over the years I believe it's safer to call Him The Creator. I read once that God is Dog in reverse relating to the Egyptian "God" Anubis - the "Dog God". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Did you hear about the insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic who lay awake all night wondering if there was a Dog... I read once that God is Dog in reverse relating to the Egyptian "God" Anubis - the "Dog God". Just in case anyone is tempted to take this seriously ... The germanic God/Gott/etc derives from proto-indoeuropean word mean "to invoke" or possibly "to pour a libation". Interestingly, the word dog in English is relatively new (well, from the 16th century, when it replaced hund). The origin is unknown... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Strange with Your flippance in Your posts it's coming across to Me that YOU revere YOURSELF more than Max Planck or Sir Isaac Newton in the intelligence stakes!!! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acme Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The bible says his name is 'Jehovah'. This is based on the older name 'YHVH' in old Hebrew (however you should pronounce that).It's pronounced po͞op, from Middle English poupe, from Old French, from Latin puppis, from old Hebrew בֵּית אַחֲרָה Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewcellini Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Strange with Your flippance in Your posts it's coming across to Me that YOU revere YOURSELF more than Max Planck or Sir Isaac Newton in the intelligence stakes!!! ! is your point in mentioning those two scientists who happened to be christian that because they were very intelligent that it is also intelligent to believe in some personal creator god? this seems to be an appeal to accomplishment fallacy. smart people can have irrational beliefs; critical thinking, skepticism and empiricism do not necessarily extend to all the different parts of peoples lives. Edited March 10, 2015 by andrewcellini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Strange with Your flippance in Your posts it's coming across to Me that YOU revere YOURSELF more than Max Planck or Sir Isaac Newton in the intelligence stakes!!! ! Don't worry. I learnt a long time that I am not as clever as I thought I was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 With lots of Books/Religious Texts "allegedly" being "doctored" over the years I believe it's safer to call Him The Creator. It’s only safer because of the zealous nature of the believers; I’ve called it many things over the years most of which weren’t pleasant and I’ve yet to be stoned/punished by “the creator”. Strange with Your flippance in Your posts it's coming across to Me that YOU revere YOURSELF more than Max Planck or Sir Isaac Newton in the intelligence stakes!!! ! If you want a theological discussion that doesn’t contain flippancy, a science forum isn’t the best place to look, besides which Sir Isaac Newton also believed in alchemy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Authur C Clarke, who used to live near me, wrote a short SF story about this, with an interesting punchline about the 'reason'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Billion_Names_of_God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Authur C Clarke, who used to live near me, wrote a short SF story about this, with an interesting punchline about the 'reason'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Billion_Names_of_God Hey, stop being so flippant! (And I beat you to it. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 is your point in mentioning those two scientists who happened to be christian that because they were very intelligent that it is also intelligent to believe in some personal creator god? this seems to be an appeal to accomplishment fallacy. smart people can have irrational beliefs; critical thinking, skepticism and empiricism do not necessarily extend to all the different parts of peoples lives. Your assumptions not mine! Don't worry. I learnt a long time that I am not as clever as I thought I was. I realised that too when You said neutrinos didn't have magnetic properties!!! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) I realised that too when You said neutrinos didn't have magnetic properties!!! ! Hey, that's ignorance, not lack of intelligence. Which is OK, because ignorance is fixable. As long as one is smart enough to be aware of the ignorance.... Edited March 10, 2015 by Strange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Ignorance is Bliss so they say!!! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta1212 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Ignorance is Bliss so they say!!! ! You know who says that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) It's a saying from old here in Yorkshire where Richard Feynman used to come to think! Edited March 10, 2015 by Ant Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 You don’t seem to understand ‘Strange’s’ point, not to mention, “Ignorance is bliss” is not from Yorkshire or care of Richard Feynman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewcellini Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Your assumptions not mine! then what would be your point? clarification is most definitely needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) You dont seem to understand Stranges point, not to mention, Ignorance is bliss is not from Yorkshire or care of Richard Feynman. I comprehend Strange perfectly well and understand to no Man. Also I didn't say the saying "ignorance is bliss" originated in Yorkshire nor was the care of Richard Feynman - can You read??? ? is your point in mentioning those two scientists who happened to be christian that because they were very intelligent that it is also intelligent to believe in some personal creator god? this seems to be an appeal to accomplishment fallacy. smart people can have irrational beliefs; critical thinking, skepticism and empiricism do not necessarily extend to all the different parts of peoples lives. This is YOUR statement NOT Mine!!! ! Edited March 10, 2015 by Ant Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewcellini Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) This is YOUR statement NOT Mine!!! ! can you clarify your original statement if my understanding of it is not the same as yours then? Edited March 10, 2015 by andrewcellini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 It's in plain enough english! !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I comprehend Strange perfectly well and understand to no Man. Also I didn't say the saying "ignorance is bliss" originated in Yorkshire nor was the care of Richard Feynman - can You read??? ? This is YOUR statement NOT Mine!!! ! Can you write an intelligible sentence (bolded)? I admit you didn’t directly say that but you implied it. It's in plain enough english! !!! If someone asks for clarification maybe you should provide some; the onus of understanding is the responsibility of the communicator. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Sinclair Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 +2 Rep points for the post above to Me is laughable, is this a Science Forum? Lets start awarding Rep points for telling jokes eh! !!! -2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 ! Moderator Note OK, it looks like the OP's question was answered early. Is there any further on-topic discussion? Post now, since it looks like it's close to closing time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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