God is no longer awesome

[rumborak]

During the Jewish “Days of Awe,” culminating with Yom Kippur, many Conservative Jews will be turning the pages of a prayer book that no longer regards God as “awesome.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/us/17prayer.html

Incidentally, I remember witnessing my first English Catholic Mass in Boston, and being surprised that Jesus was described as lying next to an ass.

rumborak

[Adami]

Jews: Ruining god for 4000 years.

[King Postwhore]

These words don't compute.  It's like getting a box of Nuts and Gum.

[El JoNNo]

So there beef with the word awesome is that it is now slang. I hope they have a problem with the word god soon. You know because of the tweens with there over use of "Oh my god". Change god to Omniscient Divine Entity or ODE for short. People can go around saying "Blessed is my ODE of existance". 

[William Wallace]

Jews: Ruining god for 4000 years.

Good work.

[hefdaddy42]

I agree that the word "awesome" is overused.  It used to be reserved for things that were truly awesome, instead of just any moderately cool thing to happen.

But the problem is that "awe-inspiring" is just not as awesome a word as "awesome."

[rumborak]

So there beef with the word awesome is that it is now slang. I hope they have a problem with the word god soon. You know because of the tweens with there over use of "Oh my god". Change god to Omniscient Divine Entity or ODE for short. People can go around saying "Blessed is my ODE of existance". 

This is a process the Christian Bible has undergone since its first translation. There never is an ideal one-to-one mapping from source to target language, and when the target language evolves, you have to adjust the translation.

rumborak

[Fluffy Lothario]

I agree that the word "awesome" is overused.  It used to be reserved for things that were truly awesome, instead of just any moderately cool thing to happen.

Your face is awesome.

I'm sorry, this is my obligatory post in P&R for the next six months.

[yeshaberto]

I agree that the word "awesome" is overused.  It used to be reserved for things that were truly awesome, instead of just any moderately cool thing to happen.

But the problem is that "awe-inspiring" is just not as awesome a word as "awesome."

exactly what I was thinking

[bosk1]

This thread is awesome.

[hefdaddy42]

I agree that the word "awesome" is overused.  It used to be reserved for things that were truly awesome, instead of just any moderately cool thing to happen.

Your face is awesome.

That's what your Mom told me.

[lonestar]

I agree that the word "awesome" is overused.  It used to be reserved for things that were truly awesome, instead of just any moderately cool thing to happen.

Your face is awesome.

That's what your Mom told me.

What a coincedence, she said the same thing to me.  Go figure.

[Jamesman42]

God is not an ordinary differential equation.

He's an AWESOME differential equation. /math nerdism

[soundgarden]

God is not an ordinary differential equation.

He's an AWESOME differential equation. /math nerdism

(i was bored)

[Jamesman42]

God is not an ordinary differential equation.

He's an AWESOME differential equation. /math nerdism

(i was bored)

[Ultimetalhead]

Alright, now let's see the proof. 

[Jamesman42]

The Godhead (God) is traditionally said to consist of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is also called the Trinity (the "tri" signifying three parts).

The "d" character next to trinity is actually the Greek letter "del," and it means that it's a partial differential equation. So, we break down each term with respect to the denominator's variable.

Ah, stop there. Soundgarden, what would the partial of the Father look like? Love*Mercy, I would assume. For the Son, Wisdom*Sacrifice, and the Holy Spirit, Counsel*Truth.

 

[emindead]

These words don't compute.  It's like getting a box of Nuts and Gum.

[Progmetty]

I never noticed the word "awesome" is overused but I guess it is, I think it's only cause people from the 80's overused "fantastic".
I'll try to use "Splendid" from now on heh

[slycordinator]

I hope they have a problem with the word god soon.

Jews write often write God as G-d. Seems they DO have a problem with the word "God." 

[Adami]

I hope they have a problem with the word god soon.

Jews write often write God as G-d. Seems they DO have a problem with the word "God." 

And that's in english, don't even get me started on writing god in hebrew letters.

[King Postwhore]

These words don't compute.  It's like getting a box of Nuts and Gum.

I knew somebody would get the reference.

[Vivace]

God is not an ordinary differential equation.

He's an AWESOME differential equation. /math nerdism

(i was bored)

Holy SHIT!! Mathmatical proof of God! I'm so taking this to the Dawkin's forums! 

[rumborak]

Before you get too excited, that formula declares God to be single-dimensional.

rumborak

[Odysseus]

For me, god ceased to be awsome when he got worried about a bunch of guys building an adobe ziggurat to reach him....

[El JoNNo]

God is not an ordinary differential equation.

He's an AWESOME differential equation. /math nerdism

(i was bored)

Holy SHIT!! Mathmatical proof of God! I'm so taking this to the Dawkin's forums! 

Post it there and get ripped a sunder like a prison bitch. lol

[contest_sanity]

I suggest we replace "awesome" with "scrumtrulescent"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTmb8zw3rNI

[soundgarden]

For me, god ceased to be awsome when he got worried about a bunch of guys building an adobe ziggurat to reach him....

Before you get too excited, that formula declares God to be single-dimensional.

rumborak

i love DTF 

[emindead]

These words don't compute.  It's like getting a box of Nuts and Gum.

I knew somebody would get the reference.

I'm here to serve and protect, sir.

[j]

For me, god ceased to be awsome when he got worried about a bunch of guys building an adobe ziggurat to reach him....

Before you get too excited, that formula declares God to be single-dimensional.

rumborak

i love DTF 

 

Great posts.

-J