The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. - English example sentence

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Sanaseppo August 26, 2014 August 26, 2014 at 6:57:18 PM UTC

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Is 'tallying the fall of every sparrow' some sort of metaphor or idiom or does it just mean that it would be ridiculous for a God to do such thing?

carlosalberto August 26, 2014 August 26, 2014 at 7:25:12 PM UTC

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I think I know what Carl Sagan meant, and I agree with that, but I'm not going to discuss it here. Religion is a delicate subject.

Sanaseppo August 28, 2014 August 28, 2014 at 6:50:01 PM UTC

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Fair enough. I was just trying to get some tips to help in translating.

carlosalberto August 28, 2014 August 28, 2014 at 6:57:08 PM UTC

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That's all right.

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The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard who sits in th wky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God" one means the set of physical laws tht govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God.

added by carlosalberto, August 26, 2014

The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God.

edited by carlosalberto, August 26, 2014

➜ #3453975A idéia de que Deus é um homem branco, de grandes dimensões e barba comprida, que fica sentado no céu registrando a queda de cada pardal é ridícula. Mas, se por 'Deus' se entende o conjunto das leis físicas que regem o Universo, então é claro que esse Deus existe.

linked by carlosalberto, August 26, 2014

➜ #3453980La idea de que Dios es un hombre blanco muy grande, de larga barba, que está sentado en el cielo anotando la caída de cada gorrión es ridícula. Pero si por "Dios" se entiende el conjunto de las leyes físicas que gobiernan el universo, entonces es claro que ese Dios existe.

linked by carlosalberto, August 26, 2014

➜ #3453985La ideo ke Dio estas grandega blankulo kun longa barbo, kiu sidas en la ĉielo registranta la falon de ĉiu pasero, estas ridinda. Sed se per 'Dio' oni signifas la aron de fizikaj leĝoj, kiuj regas la universon, tiam tio estas klare, ke tia Dio ekzistas.

linked by carlosalberto, August 26, 2014

➜ #3453990La ideo ridindas, ke Dio estas superformata, blanka, fluantbarbhava masklo, kiu ĉiele sidas, kalkulante la falon de ĉiu pasero. Aliflanke, se per 'Dio' oni volas diri la fizikleĝaron, kiu regas la universon, evidente estas tia dio.

linked by Objectivesea, August 26, 2014

➜ #3454737Ajatus Jumalasta valtavana tuuheapartaisena valkoisena miehenä, joka istuu pilvellä ja tarkkailee varpusten menoa on pöyristyttävä. Vaan jos "jumalalla" tarkoitetaan maailmankaikkeutta määräviä fysiikan lakeja, niin selvästikin sellainen jumala on olemassa.

linked by Sanaseppo, August 26, 2014

➜ #3454788Die Vorstellung, dass Gott ein übergroßer weißer Mann mit Rauschebart ist, der im Himmel sitzt und jeden heruntergefallenen Spatz zählt, ist lächerlich. Aber wenn man mit "Gott" die physikalischen Gesetze meint, die das Universum regieren, dann gibt es natürlich einen solchen Gott.