has anyone else noticed that if you take one o out of good you get god and if you put a d infront of evil you get devil maybe im crazy....
2007-03-12 12:43:01 · 10 answers · asked by sean jackson 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
if you combine the two you get
doe vigl
2007-03-12 12:48:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just as interesting, I think, are the derivations of the words:
Devil and evil, for example, come from ENTIRELY different sources. Devil comes from the Greek 'diablos' which means 'slanderer'. Evil, on the other hand, comes originally from Old German 'ubil' which is a reference to going beyond the law. It is pretty much a coincidence that they are spelled so similarly in modern English.
God and good, however, is no coincidence. Though the very earliest origins of the term 'god' aren't precisely known, it crosses that of 'good' in old Gothic German where gheu eventually became the modern 'gut' (pronounced goot) along one path and 'Gott' along another. Gheu seems to have meant 'to invoke or sacrifice to', so it seems reasonable that it might come to be both the entity sacrificed to and a description of the ethical value of sacrificing.
So at least in the latter case, you are not crazy at all!
2007-03-12 20:00:55 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's your point?
If I add 6 (number of words typed before this point) and divide it by two, I get two. Then If I divide it by three, I get three.Oh my god, It's the evil number 23...
Come on, if you start fooling around with things you can make anything seem plausible.
2007-03-12 19:56:59 · answer #3 · answered by bladeshaven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never noticed that but it is a good thing to point out. Think about it. God is the all-knowing and forgiving being. He brings good to the people that stands by him. And Lucifer is supposed to be the ultimate evil, that that's why God cast him out of Heaven. Thats pretty neat that you noticed that
2007-03-12 19:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by angel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Such observations though fun are meaningless!
How about French bon - good, take o out and you get bn
and mauvais evil and add your d and you get dmauvais - meaningless things.
Danish god good, take out o and you have gd.
ond - evil, +d = dond. meaningless.
We could go on with German, Japanese, Russian, and you would see that your observation though fun to play with, in all seriousness has no use.
2007-03-12 21:37:56 · answer #5 · answered by Fuzzy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i remember reading that in a religious pamphlet about 8 - 10 years ago, was one of the moments where i truly understood how crazy religions can make people.
i think the essential point to focus on here is this - "so what?"
2007-03-12 19:49:12 · answer #6 · answered by richard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow! thats pretty cool.. ive never thought of this before.. i didnt get what u meant at first, but then i realized "good and evil" and i understood it!!
wow.. good job.. no ur not crazy, this in an interesting point
2007-03-12 19:49:02 · answer #7 · answered by :( 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone noticed that some people will say absolutely Anything to promote their religious beliefs?
2007-03-13 19:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes yes yessssss, a lot of people have noticed that for centuries! The REAL question is this: What do the "O" and "D" represent?????
2007-03-12 22:10:20 · answer #9 · answered by Izen G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and if you put *** in front of hole you get you
2007-03-12 22:09:12 · answer #10 · answered by mrjones502003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋