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god with a Capital?
As I read through the many interesting posts I see some people spell god with a capital "g" and some with a lower case "g". Perhaps trivial at first glance but I am curious to know if this is intentional and why.
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Permalink Reply by Jerry McMasters on -
This is correct. Scooby Doo and Bugs Bunny are also capitalized for the same reason, they don't need to really exist.
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Permalink Reply by JessEpiphany on -
I personally use a lower case "g" because it's just a generic term, I guess. If speaking about a specific god, I would then capitalize the name, Jehovah, Allah, etc.
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Permalink Reply by Cat Cole on -
I capitalize the 'g' because it's someone's name (or nickname maybe), even though that someone does not happen to exist. Like, I use a capital 'g' when referring to the god known as God. Now, capitalizing the 'h' in he or him doesn't make much sense for a nonbeliever but capitalizing the g makes sense. Kind of like how I use a lower case 'm' in "mom" when I say, "My mom said..." but I would use an upper case 'm' if I were to say, "I was talking to Mom..."
Oh, oops, someone already made the same argument.
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer W on -
I capitalize both the B's in Bugs Bunny too, so yes I do use the capital G.
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Permalink Reply by Laura Ross on -
Be different. Spell it gOdd.
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Permalink Reply by Gary Dean on -
I intentionally use capital G when referring to, for example, the Christian God--just as I would use A when writing "Allah." On a forum I frequent, conversing with mostly Christians, I often find myself writing "I don't believe in God or gods." The word "gods" would cover it, of course, but I find it's often necessary to include their "one true God" explicitly.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin on -
I try to capitalise the lower-case "g", as god is just a noun for me, like cat, dog, charletan, etc. However, I sometimes forget myself and use a "G" because I used to get my knuckles hit by a primary school teacher for using the lower-case "g". Philip Larkin said that "they f*&$ you up, your mum and dad", but for me it was a teacher!
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Permalink Reply by LeaT on -
For me it's intentional, as God would refer to the god god if you get what I am saying, in this case mostly the Abrahamic god. I don't look up to the Abrahamic god and think it's worthy of a capital "g" unless I write a text where I have to be very clear about which god I am actually talking about. People will have no problems understanding what god is god if it's with a capital, it might however not be as clear if it's with lower case, so for me, it's purely about being as correct as possible with semantics and to really make people clear of what I am talking about. In a general text though, I will always spell god with a lower case even when referring to the Abrahamic god.
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Permalink Reply by SNM on -
I know that god is a proper name, even though the name of a fictional character, and that it is grammatically correct to capitalize the G. Since god is marketed as THE supreme being, I use lower case deliberately to emphasize that he is in fact, a fabrication. I also think there is a certain injustice that a specific monotheistic god, generally the Christian god, is elevated through the use of capitalization (including pronouns) above other deities that are equally imaginary.
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Permalink Reply by Jerry McMasters on
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But other equally imaginary deities deserve the same capital letter. Thor, Odin, etc.
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