Do You Believe in "God"?
Ross Douthat vs. Jerry Coyne
“Do you believe in God?” is the kind of question that makes me think to myself, “Depends on what you mean by do, you, believe, in, and God.” But that kind of semantic neck-rolling is probably just a way of avoiding the question.
On the other hand, theology is a word that can mean either the word of God, or the word spoken about God. One intonation means…
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