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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Does "be completely sustained" mean "long live and never perish"?
Context:
of longing for God, will no doubt argue that there is no need toconsider miracles at all. In their view, the laws of nature can explain everything, even the exceedingly improbable. But can this view be completely sustained? There is at least
one singular, exceedingly improbable, and profound event in history that scientists of nearly all disciplines agree is not un-
derstood and will never be understood, and for which the laws of nature fall completely short of providing an explanation.
Would that be a miracle? Read on.
of longing for God, will no doubt argue that there is no need toconsider miracles at all. In their view, the laws of nature can explain everything, even the exceedingly improbable. But can this view be completely sustained? There is at least
one singular, exceedingly improbable, and profound event in history that scientists of nearly all disciplines agree is not un-
derstood and will never be understood, and for which the laws of nature fall completely short of providing an explanation.
Would that be a miracle? Read on.
Top answer
com/us/definition/american_english/sustain : Uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of
- com/us/definition/american_english/sustain : Uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of
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I think it's more like sense 3 at http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/sustain:
Uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of
Uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of
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So "But can this view be completely sustained? " mean "But can this view confirm the justice of itself"?
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No, "be sustained" is passive, so plugging in the dictionary definitions:
Can this view be completely upheld or affirmed?
Can the justice or validity of this view be completely confirmed?
Can this view be completely upheld or affirmed?
Can the justice or validity of this view be completely confirmed?
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