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David
Feb 10 17:41
This is quite easy easy to answer. "Orcs" if we define them as the fictional entities described in Tolkien do not exist. If we understand Orcs to be the mythical creatures that Tolkien drew his ideas from, there may well be some definition for which we can say they "exist". "God" on the other hand I could define as the author of the Holy books and attempt to prove his "existence" from the supernatural nature of those books.

My point is mainly that I can and do provide clarity over specific claims when making them. And Orcs and God are different in the same way as phlogiston and oxygen are …
 

 The Nineteenth Byte

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David
May 22, 2020 19:00
I think my Steeping Through Time submission is fixable by adding and subtracting 20.
 

 Language Overflow

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David
May 20, 2020 03:30
Jesus quotes this when his disciples are criticized for not washing their hands.
David
May 20, 2020 03:27
Isaiah
29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
David
May 20, 2020 03:26
@userr2684291 lip service comes from the King James Bible, as does much of our language.
David
May 19, 2020 17:28
@CowperKettle *appreciation
David
May 18, 2020 04:49
We use X to denote multiplication. And also times. As in 3 x 4 = 12. Or three times four equals twelve.
David
May 18, 2020 03:49
This is very funny.
David
May 18, 2020 03:49
> When I was a kid, my parents were very young and could only afford a second-hand Texas Instruments calculator which was missing the 'X' button. Times were hard.
David
May 18, 2020 03:48
It's not a conjunction.
David
May 18, 2020 03:47
I would normally use "this is why" at the beginning of a sentence.
David
May 17, 2020 20:53
@CowperKettle Or maybe 40 days.