Philosophical ideas while studying bio

[stormye]

This is a little something for everyone to think about.

Amen is supposed to mean yes, right? In latin I believe.

Amensalism is when something gets no benefits while something else has negative effects because of the first something.

SO. If that first something was God. Does that mean that there are negative effects to God? Or if that Something was

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[by_the_sidewalk]

The crazy 12 year Catholic school girl in me wants to tell you that it's technically "I believe" but the Chocolate Monger Female wants to eat chocolate and offer you some. Looooove you.

[stormye]

Either way, I believe still fits into my philosophical idea.

And thank you for the figurative chocolate, it is worshipped.

[supervixen024]

Not that this has any bearing on anything, but I had always thought that "amen" meant "I agree," so I looked it up and it means:

amen

This Hebrew word means firm, and hence also faithful (Rev. 3:14). In Isa. 65:16, the Authorized Version has "the God of truth," which in Hebrew is "the God of Amen." It is frequently used by our Saviour to give emphasis to his words, where it is translated "verily." Sometimes, only, however, in John's Gospel, it is repeated, "Verily, verily." It is used as an epithet of the Lord Jesus Christ (Rev. 3:14). It is found singly and sometimes doubly at the end of prayers (Ps. 41:13; 72:19; 89:52), to confirm the words and invoke the fulfilment of them. It is used in token of being bound by an oath (Num. 5:22; Deut. 27:15-26; Neh. 5:13; 8:6; 1 Chr. 16:36). In the primitive churches it was common for the general audience to say "Amen" at the close of the prayer (1 Cor. 14:16). The promises of God are Amen; i.e., they are all true and sure (2 Cor. 1:20).

[suburbanuprise]

As an addendum, 'amens' is a latin word for madness.

also interesting, because i learned amen to mean 'so be it' which, while similar to everyone else's learnings, has more of a 'you have no actual control' element to it.