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Post by mookestink on Aug 5, 2018 18:19:12 GMT
I notice that many people use the word “is” overmuch, sometimes in each sentence. They forget that the verb “to be” fathers ambiguity. When you say that something exists, for instance, you say nothing in particular. The metaphysical question of what it means to be illustrates the difficulties present in the verb.
In E-prime, this particular source of ambiguity disappears: all words “to be” one removes from dialectic. This includes being, existing, is, are, am, was....
Language in English prime becomes more precise, as the structure of E-prime forces one to truly analyze what one means by existence, without the ability to say “exists”.
This creates difficulties for everyone on the believer/atheist camp: how do you even ask if God exists if you cannot use one half of the question? Similarly, what does an atheist really mean when he says God does not exist?
I invite everyone to try to discuss metaphysics in E-prime.
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