When I write about god I am not refering to a specific entity, particularly not an entity refered to in any religious text. I am talking about my own concept of god, which, to me is very vague. I have a big problem with the idea that god has specific thoughts, or is conscious, or is even an entity sepetate from myself or anyone else. Since that's the way I am using god, capitalizing it would be gramatically wrong, correct?
(Not that I edited what I just wrote at all.)
2006-10-16 06:40:52 · 14 answers · asked by josephmarzen 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God's existence is not contingent upon your conception of him.
But anyway, sure, use a lowercase "g" to refer to your tiny god who is impotent and useless. Clearly you are not referring to the creator or all things good and the one who has all power.
2006-10-16 06:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Usually when people write about the god of the Christians, they capitalize it as in, "God." Of course, God, is also known by different names in the Bible such as Jehovah, Yahweh, The I Am, etc. The Bible also mentions that there are "many gods," but He is the only one.
Remember, god or God, is just a title only, like saying President, or Governor. These titles are not names. The Christian god had a name translated to "YHWH." The ancient Israelites never used written vowels in their writings, so no one really knows the true pronunciations of this name. The modern translations most commonly used is Jehovah or Yahweh.
In the end, the choice is yours how you want to write God. As usually, there will always be someone offended whatever way you choose, being it's related to religion.
2006-10-16 06:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... then what do you think the point of a god is? If not to create this universe? He must have specific, conscious thoughts to do that. So if you feel that a god doesn't really think, there isn't much point to even believing in a general, vague god like you say you do.
2006-10-16 06:44:26 · answer #3 · answered by Iamnotarobot (former believer) 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, to refer as 'god' without capitalizing the 'G' would refer to another entity.
2006-10-16 06:47:15 · answer #4 · answered by firedragon_luver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not using that noun as a proper noun then it shouldn't be capitalized. Even if you are referring to the Christian god, it doesn't have to be capitalized if you aren't using that word as the NAME of the deity ("the god YHWH").
2006-10-16 06:48:29 · answer #5 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless refering to the God of the christians, the word god isn't capitalized. Proper names of gods such as Allah, Kali, and Hecate however are caped.
2006-10-16 06:44:02 · answer #6 · answered by purple_artemis00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that God really cares if you capitalized God or not, he is not so concerned with the mundane processes of humans gramme. But in general the reason why god is capitalize God, is the same reason that your name is always capitalized.
2006-10-16 06:47:52 · answer #7 · answered by kickinupfunf 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my view "God" is used to refer to the supernatural being, creator of heaven and earth and so on and in whom most of the religions believe. We use "god" when we consider someone equivalent to God.
2006-10-16 06:56:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You capitalized God, even if you saying, "He" and it is in the middle of the sentence you capitalize it.
2006-10-16 06:44:23 · answer #9 · answered by Singingmama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't believe that God has a higher and sharper consciousness than yourself, it means that you love to be in charge.
Yes, I would use lower case to denote your god as being anyone in power.
2006-10-16 06:45:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋