@p@Awoo@DiamondMind@IAMAL_PHARIUS@McMongoose@Paultron@PonyPanda@TURBORETARD9000@Terry@Waerloga@Zerglingman@dcc@ehhh@greentext@lonelyowl@lunarised@sjw@thebitchisback@theorytoe@unlight >What's it got to do with monotheism?
>There's this "capitalization is a matter of respect" concept
>the meaning could vary pretty widely based on whether you capitalize the word or not.
That's kind of my point though. Since God is commonly thought of as singular to a monotheist, shouldn't the word be capitalized when you use it in a situation that implies a singular god? I suppose I mean it's contextual, and in the context it was being used in I simply found it an odd distinction. I did try with Devil and that didn't want to force capitalization on me either. So just an angle I wasn't considering.
Also, is there a specific word for God? Like do we come up with a new one? Or do you simply capitalize the word when you're referring to the entity?
And isn't this common in the English language? Context dependence?
Like "that's a dog" and "you're a dog" mean two totally different things.
I think we're ultimately on the same wavelength, but a combination of perhaps bad grammar and definite issues with the fluidity of "what to call deity X" is where my hangups lie. Still, it would be nice to have I suppose a singular word that can be used for the name of said deity, instead of having to know all the deity's names ahead of time.