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[โ€“] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I'm aware. I was giving another example that has been used by other philosophers, but I can't remember who off the top of my head. It just doesn't seem useful to me. It seems more like a way to continue using the word for nostalgic reasons but without the meaning we know the word to have. It isn't wrong by any means, it just muddies the water of what is being discussed.

God is pretty much universally known to refer to a being. Using it to refer to a non-being, to me, seems to be a purposeful attempt to not have to accept the challenges to the concept but continue on with what you believed anyway.