Why the capatalization of the word "god" has nothing to do with religion.

[Tentacruel]

I see this topic brought up, as if the word "god" is only capitalized for religious reasons. Regardless of that, you have to capitalize proper nouns, and if you use God as a proper noun, you capitalize it. If you say "a god, gods, ect." you wouldn't capitalize it. It's just basic grammar, and yet people make a big deal out of it.


Off topic: The only part of this that is religion-specific is the capitalization of pronouns referring to God.

DO NOT DISCUSS RELIGION IN THIS TOPIC! ONLY GRAMMAR!

[Floyd.]

Grammar is fairly important to me, without it things just wouldn't be delivered in the same way.

For instance:

"The sun beat down on Chris' mellow face, deeply sighing he looked up... Nothing could change what happened that day" as opposed to "the sun beat down on chris face deeply sighing he looked up nothing could changed what happened that day"

So I would say; yes, grammar is important to me, there's not much to discuss about it though.

[Amethyst Phoenix]

I randomly alternate between using "God" or "god".


Generally it depends on who I'm talking to.

Neutral/Unknown: Random

Atheist: "god", because I don't need any crap about subtly impressing my views on them.

Christians: "God", because I don't need any crap about being respectful by capitalizing it.

[Catterjune]

Thank you Captain Obvious.

[Larxene]

Eh, I capitalize it about 90% of the time. Force of habit by this point anyway.

[CrystalCyae]

Don't even write the word.
And when I do, it's usually in the phrase "OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!"
And if you could turn everything I say into words, you'd find God capitalised in CRE.

[DARKPLANT RISING]

I personally believe that grammar is quite important in these internet forums. Just the difference of calling yourself "i" or "I" can change your impression a lot.

[J-Max]

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I personally believe that grammar is quite important in these internet forums. Just the difference of calling yourself "i" or "I" can change your impression a lot.
[/quote]
And thisis the reason that a lot of members is scared off from posting lol. There is too many Grammar Whores here who nitpick over the smallest error. Anyhow, on Topic.... I usually capitalize God due to the fact that it's a name. Like James

[DARKPLANT RISING]

[quote name='J-Max' timestamp='1290248685' post='4797300']And thisis the reason that a lot of members is scared off from posting lol. There is too many Grammar Whores here who nitpick over the smallest error.[/quote]

im a grammer nazze

[Tentacruel]

[quote name='J-Max' timestamp='1290248685' post='4797300']
Anyhow, on Topic.... I usually capitalize God due to the fact that[b] it's a name. Like James[/b]
[/quote]
This was the point I was trying to make, so thank you J-Max.

[Βyakuya]

Caps Lock, Religous Affair, and a "D" in English class.

[EliminateHRN]

I capitalize God most of the time, and not just because I'm a Christian.

I try to have as perfect grammar as possible, though nobody's perfect.

[Juuzou]

[quote name='PikaPerson01' timestamp='1290231951' post='4797053']
Thank you Captain Obvious.
[/quote]

In YCM where a large majority of the people are retards, captain obvious is a welcome superhero.

[Expelsword]

Funny, I just saw a post where a guy made this mistake...

Capitalize God as [u]The[/u] God

leave it uncapped for "a god" "gods"

Additionally all pronouns referring to God are supposed to be capitalized to show respect for Him

[JG.]

I don't capitalize god, no matter the connection. I don't respect other peoples religions, but I certainly don't disrespect them either. If you know I mean. As for grammar, I try to use as good grammar as possible. Usually, only errors are typos. Or because I haven't lived in England for the past 5 years =/

[-SupernovA-]

[quote name='Obsidan' timestamp='1290243450' post='4797246']
"OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!"
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I should've known better than to click this thread, now that song is stuck in my head.

[Tentacruel]

[quote name='JG.' timestamp='1290513725' post='4804921']
[b]I don't capitalize god, no matter the connection.[/b] I don't respect other peoples religions, but I certainly don't disrespect them either. If you know I mean. As for grammar,[b] I try to use as good grammar as possible[/b]. Usually, only errors are typos. Or because I haven't lived in England for the past 5 years =/
[/quote]
Contradictory statement is contradictory.

[CinnamonStar]

I usually don't capitalize it because most of the time I'm talking about polytheistic systems anyway.>_> Usually I see it more like a job, like "bus driver", "cook", "doctor".
But when I refer to it as a name or when I'm in a community of people who know which god they're talking about exactly, then I might capitalize it. Like "in this part here, God/Jesus/Muhammed/Sophia does this or that" But often not.

[JG.]

[quote name='ADHD-Guitar' timestamp='1290560128' post='4806136']
Contradictory statement is contradictory.
[/quote]

Refer to last part of my post for reasoning. Do also note that I said "I try". Anyways, where's the error? I fail to see it.

[Tentacruel]

Well if you never capitalize "god" even when it would be grammatically correct to do so, then you're going out of your way to let religion affect your grammar.

[JG.]

[quote name='ADHD-Guitar' timestamp='1290605980' post='4806987']
Well if you never capitalize "god" even when it would be grammatically correct to do so, then you're going out of your way to let religion affect your grammar.
[/quote]

God is a noun. Nouns aren't capitalized. And it's not name either. It's a word describing a person that [s]didn't[/s] might have created the universe.

[Tentacruel]

[quote name='JG.' timestamp='1290608256' post='4807006']
Nouns aren't capitalized.
[/quote]
Lol wut?

[quote name='JG.' timestamp='1290608256' post='4807006']
And it's not name either. It's a word describing a person
[/quote]

Contradicting yourself again I see. The point is, titles are also capitalized. For instance, "Coach," "General," and "Doctor" are all capitalized when referring to a single object.

What you're doing is like me saying, "harry potter does not exist, therefore I shall not capitalize his name."

[JG.]

[quote name='ADHD-Guitar' timestamp='1290651179' post='4808442']
Lol wut?



Contradicting yourself again I see. The point is, titles are also capitalized. For instance, "Coach," "General," and "Doctor" are all capitalized when referring to a single object.

What you're doing is like me saying, "harry potter does not exist, therefore I shall not capitalize his name."
[/quote]

No. You don't write "Yesterday, the Doctor cured me." You write "Yesterday, the doctor cured me." Likewise, "A thousand years ago, god might have created the universe."

[DARKPLANT RISING]

[quote name='JG.' timestamp='1290688528' post='4809023']
No. You don't write "Yesterday, the Doctor cured me." You write "Yesterday, the doctor cured me." Likewise, "A thousand years ago, god might have created the universe."
[/quote]
I think it depends on whether you think of god as a proper noun or a appelative.

[Dark]

You may only use "God" when referring to the Christian god, or any god whose name is actually "God".

"As an atheist, I don't believe in a [b]god[/b], however, many of my friends do. I have this one Muslim friend, her name is Alie, and she believes in a [b]god[/b]. She says that her parents pray to [b]Allah[/b] every day, and I feel like their [b]god[/b] is not explained well enough in the Koran. I also have a Catholic friend, her name Alexandra. She's pretty chill, but she keeps talking about how she prays to [b]God[/b] in church on Sundays. It gets annoying after awhile. Some Satanists believe and worship Satan, but also hold a belief towards the Biblical [b]God[/b]. This paragraph, in the name of the Holy[b] God[/b], shows you how to properly use the word "god", whether the "g" should be capitalized or not."