A God/the God

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	Newguest  #428219  Sun, 07 Oct 07 02:07 PM Hi "Popular arguments to prove the existence of a God or the God" what's the difference "a God" and "the God" thanks    Newguest Joined on Sun, Feb 25 2007 Contributing Member (1,343)

	Yankee  #428224  Sun, 07 Oct 07 02:34 PM Hi Newguest To me, "a God" would be a reference to the one and only Supreme Being, and "the God" would be a reference to a specific one of several Supreme Beings. If the word "God" were not capitalized, my interpretation would be different. Others may have differing opinions.    Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,490) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Newguest  #428231  Sun, 07 Oct 07 03:22 PM So, if I'm thinking of a Catholic God I would say "the God" and if about any God in any religion I would say "a God"??? How about "god" or "gods"???    Newguest

	Tanit  #428237  Sun, 07 Oct 07 03:37 PM If you were catholic and you were thinking of Christians' God, I think you wouldn't use any article: "Popular arguments to prove the existence of  God"    Tanit Joined on Mon, Jul 31 2006 In the middle of the Mediterranean Sea Senior Member (2,307) For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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	Yoong Liat  #428256  Sun, 07 Oct 07 06:07 PM  Newguest wrote: So, if I'm thinking of a Catholic God I would say "the God" and if about any God in any religion I would say "a God"??? How about "god" or "gods"??? I believe some religions believe that there is more than one god, so we would refer to one of them as "god" and more then one of them as "gods". I hope among the Forum members, there is at least one member who can tell me whether I'm correct.    Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Singapore Veteran Member (6,149) Yoong Liat

	Jadarite  #428311  Sun, 07 Oct 07 08:39 PM I am atheist, and when I see "a god" I think one of many.  In this case, I wouldn't capitalize god.  To me, god is a pronoun used in many myths, not a proper noun.  The God might be used as a title in similar sky fairy fables, like Zeus.    Jadarite Joined on Mon, May 7 2007 South Korea, but originally from Detroit New Member (41)
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	Feebs11  #428365  Mon, 08 Oct 07 12:42 AM If it is one of a number of gods, then "a god"; if it is a single supreme deity, the God.    Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member (5,008)
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	Newguest  #428515  Mon, 08 Oct 07 12:47 PM thank you    Newguest

	Neeraj Jain  #428550  Mon, 08 Oct 07 02:52 PM Just to tell you, the Jainism sect has 24 Gods of worship. So we can have "a God".    Neeraj Jain Joined on Fri, Sep 7 2007 Regular Member (583) Smile allows you to win.