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Guzhao67 Posted 15 years ago
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Time reference in “God IS”
hi: the following sentence was taken from Emerson's essay ("Circles"):
We learn that God IS; that he is in me; and that all things are shadows of him.
My question is how to paraphrase "God IS"? And how to understand the time reference of "IS"? Does the "are" in the quoted sentence have the same inherent meaning as "IS" with regard to time reference?
thank you
We learn that God IS; that he is in me; and that all things are shadows of him.
My question is how to paraphrase "God IS"? And how to understand the time reference of "IS"? Does the "are" in the quoted sentence have the same inherent meaning as "IS" with regard to time reference?
thank you
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- guzhao67 My question is how to paraphrase "*** IS"?
- *** exists.
- guzhao67 And how to understand the time reference of "IS"?
- Does the "are" in the quoted sentence have the same inherent meaning as "IS" with regard to time reference?
- The time reference is for all times, past, present and future.
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guzhao67My question is how to paraphrase "*** IS"?*** exists.
guzhao67And how to understand the time reference of "IS"? Does the "are" in the quoted sentence have the same inherent meaning as "IS" with regard to time reference?The time reference is for all times, past, present and future.
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