What if God
What if God
(OP)
was one of us? OR were one of us?
Just wondering if the song lyric is grammaticaly correct or not.
Just wondering if the song lyric is grammaticaly correct or not.
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RE: What if God
...seems similar to the "(My Organization) is" versus "(My Organisation) are" debate...
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If I were...
If he were...
If they were...
etc.
Don
Kansas City
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If I were you. It is impossible for me to be you. So you have to say If I were you.
If I was happy, I would not have left her. You are talking about your self and it was possible for you to be happy. So you use was instead of were.
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"Were", although it can be (and is) used as past-tense, can also be used with a future connotation.
"If I were (to be) given that project ..."
"If I were to find a new job ..."
"If I were to buy a chocolate bar ..."
All the above statements are entirely possible, so the impossibility scenario doesn't really hold up!
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If I was happy, I wouldnt have left here. (you were really in a relation ship with her, so you use was).
If I were to find a new job... (you are not really looking for a job).
So it is " What if God were one of us" right?
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-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
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Don
Kansas City
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The question poses a conditional hypothetical, and in those cases, the subjunctive case is called for.
What if God were one of us?
We'd all be in a heap of trouble!
Good Luck
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As a circle of light increases so does the circumference of darkness around it. - Albert Einstein
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We could have the Devil of a time if he's not!
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
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AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Hg
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-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
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He was a big sinner
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He was a big sinner
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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
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ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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He was a big sinner"
"He" was used so why not "she"?
Tobalcane
"If you avoid failure, you also avoid success."
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I think you were the first to write "she" here. It through me off and was not sure whom you were referring to.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Hg
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-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
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I know. Thansk.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
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ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Not sure if Mrs. God has a name though, "almighty mother".
In the Bible (AV and related versions) always masculine as far as I recall.
What about the spaghetti monster though or is its sex indeterminate.
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(The Father, the Son, and The Holy Ghost)
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
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http://www.godtheengineer.com/
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It's not the one I was looking for, but I did find this:
An engineer dies and reports to hell. Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After a while, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.
One day God calls Satan up on the telephone and says with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"
Satan replies, "Hey things are going great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."
God replies, "What??? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake -- he should never have gotten down there; send him up here."
Satan says, "No way. I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."
God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."
Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right. And just where are you going to get a lawyer?"
(from www.dyoks.com)
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****
Four engineers were sitting around one day trying to figure out who might have designed the human body.
The first fellow said, "I think it might be a Mechanical Engineer, because of joints and muscle and sense of balance." The other three nodded their heads and said, "Yeah, could be."
The second fellow said, "I think it might be an Electrical Engineer, because of the nervous system and neural network." The other three nodded their heads and said, "Yeah, could be."
The third fellow said, "I think it might be a Chemical Engineer, because of hormonal balances and metabolism." The other three nodded their heads and said, "Yeah, could be."
The fourth fellow snaps his fingers and shouts out, "I know, it HAD to have been a Civil engineer!" The other three ask "Why?"
"Well," replied the fourth fellow, "who else would put a waste water drainage right through a recreational area?"
****
More engineer jokes at http://humorvault.tripod.com/engineer.html
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Chris
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ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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It is much harder for Eng Tip’s posters enter the Kingdom of Lord than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.
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Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
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ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
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Especially one of these Giant Camels:
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I am not sure, but I suppose He forgives. If He wouldn’t He wouldn’t be a good God. The essence of God existence is to show mercy to us poor sinners.
Cheers
Luis
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Seems a Doctor a Lawyer and an engineer are sitting around talking about the oldest profession. The doctor says, "Well, the Bible says that God took a rib out of Adam to make woman. Since that clearly required surgery, then the oldest profession is surely medicine."
The Engineer shakes his head and replies, "No, no. The Bible also says that God created the world out of void and chaos. To do that, God must surely have been an engineer. Therefore, Engineering is the oldest profession."
The Lawyer smiles smugly and leans discreetly forward. "Ah," he says, "but who do you think created the Chaos?"
-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
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Intellectual integrity is not permitted when so much money and power is at stake.
Unfortunately we have a society that lets any spiritual entertainer (preacher) get on the news and claim just about anything.
It bothers me to see religion on the news too. There probably hasn't been a single significant news worthy religious event in the history of mankind. Stay Tuned. Just don’t think.
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Try "Squaring The Circle" forum1229 at Tek-Tips if you feel the need to have an "intellectually responsible examination on the subject of gods".
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Nothing heated. I did not a lot of trash in here that's not related to engineering or grammar.
My post was deleted though.
Why not post this thread in Pulpit.tips.com where it belongs. We get enough of the spiritual entertainment message through the normal news outlets?
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"Why not post this thread in Pulpit.tips.com where it belongs."
1) because the original post was asking a genuine grammar question, which was answered.
2) because Pulpit.tips.com doesn't really exist (it's just a myth perpetrated by non-thinkers)
"We get enough of the spiritual entertainment message through the normal news outlets?" ... We??? I'm sure many others will agree with you, but I'm also sure many others will disagree. Even though I am not a believer, you and I have very different views. Please don't speak for me! I am quite capable of speaking for myself.
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We certainly do have different points of view, I wouldn't be dishing out insults, until I could take it.
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"I wouldn't be dishing out insults, until I could take it."
Well, just let me know when you are ready to take it then.
If I were to insult you, you would be left in no doubt as to my meaning.
I fully realise the 'Pulpit' comment was intended as a joke (albeit a sarcastic one), that's why I placed the smiley
God forbid there be a next time, but if there is, I'll try to remember to use a more noticeable
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There will always be a thread that someone will have his/her deep opinions. As long as we all get along, it's OK.
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)
RE: What if God
Now that I have perpetuated the sin, I do think this thread is inappropriate in this forum.
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RE: What if God
Whether to use "was" or "were" is a grammatical question.
The fact that some responses are off topic is another matter, isn't it?
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I think the way this thread has evolved is inappropriate.
The OP was fine.
An offshoot of this thread has sprung up in Pats Pub (that's what bought me here). The pub is a more appropriate place, but I am sure it will cause me some anxiety before it dies out.
I must be a masochist as some of my posts on this subject will instigate some of the replies that will cause some of my anxiety.
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Just a minute though ... evolved pertains to evolution does it not? Well we can't have that now, can we? Next thing we know some loud mouth idiot will mention Intelligent Design.
"some of my posts on this subject will instigate some of the replies that will cause some of my anxiety."
Isn't that what helps create the rich tapestry of our lives Pat. That's part of the "Circle of Life".
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I'm not sure I buy into the legitimacy of the OP, but for whatever it's worth; I think it should be, "is one of us."
It's a present tense statement.
Undulating icons are just web page distractions to me.
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Sounds like I missed a bit of fun here though.
Posts that even border on flame also have a strong habit of disappearing. That is one of the things that makes this site so valuable.
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Cheers
Greg Locock
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"What if God be one of us?"
Works for me.
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What if G'd smoked cannabis...
thank you Weird Al Y. for clearing this up.
:oP
saludos.
a.
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Gunnar Englund
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You are here arent you?
LOL jk
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also, please avoid the fancy idiom. It is unnecessary in the real world of engineering.
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Signed : a pantheist.
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Luis
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Oh, just a minute ... that's the other guy isn't it.
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If God was/is one of us, then we wouldn't be be praying to him or having his name said often. He would be just one of us.
Chris
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CHRIS YOU WERE RIGHT ON TARGET.
GOOD ANSWER.
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stop tapdancing you Oldies, Dex wont get the subtle inferences.
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If God wants to keep it going let Him resurrect it.
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"And blessed are the censors for they shall inhibit the earth"
:0)
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(MP's "Life of Brian")
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However CBL consider my wrist slapped.
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We are Amino acids stardust, electrically activated probably created by GOD
Luis
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If you are a Panentheist then god is in all things, including the Eng-tips moderator.
So based on these assertions and by standard philosophical reasoning we can conclude that the Eng-tips moderator thinks he is god.
Thus answering the OP assertion god is not one of us.
-The future's so bright I gotta wear shades!
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Yes that's true. I forgot about his dual personage,which raises a number of profound questions about how the human and divine natures worked simultaneously.
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