I thought that Richard Dawkins would be a more appropriate example than Marx, since he is famous because of his atheistic views (not to mention avoiding the implicit argumentum ad communismum created by the use of a "Godless Commie"). LeighvsOptimvsMaximvs 01:28, 14 Ianuarii 2007 (UTC)
- Is ...non...nullum a double negative? Alexanderr 16:45, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)
- Yes. And double negatives are preferred in latin...one of the few grammatical concepts that english hasnt stolen.--Ioshus (disp) 17:08, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)
- Josh, I think you may have Greek in mind. Greek does prefer double negatives, ut Latin does not. In Latin the normally expression would be in nullum deum credere or in ullum deum non credere. In nullum deum non credere would mean "to believe in every god", and non in nullum deum credere would be "to believe in several gods." Either way, not a good definition of atheism! --Iustinus 19:09, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)
- I'm extremely confused, I confess... I'm at school (work, not university) so I don't have my books. But this goes against what I have read and been taught...maybe I needed to qualify that with a "sometimes" prefers double negatives? :
- 1) "Natavisti?"
- 2) "Nunc non natavi."
- This is not correct?--Ioshus (disp) 19:24, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)
- Erm... it is correct, but it's not a double negative. Are you thinking of Spanish nunca? Numquam non natavi would still mean "I have always swam," litotes not double-negative. Too many late nights on Wikipedia, I'm thinkinig ;) --Iustinus 19:28, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)
- "I have always swum." Swim, swam, swum. ;) IacobusAmor 12:42, 24 Aprilis 2008 (UTC)
- Of course I'm thinking of nunca...I have never been able to deal with that false cognate... I retire to finish up my day and then go home and scour grammar books. Will report later...--Ioshus (disp) 19:54, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)
- Erm... it is correct, but it's not a double negative. Are you thinking of Spanish nunca? Numquam non natavi would still mean "I have always swam," litotes not double-negative. Too many late nights on Wikipedia, I'm thinkinig ;) --Iustinus 19:28, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)
- Josh, I think you may have Greek in mind. Greek does prefer double negatives, ut Latin does not. In Latin the normally expression would be in nullum deum credere or in ullum deum non credere. In nullum deum non credere would mean "to believe in every god", and non in nullum deum credere would be "to believe in several gods." Either way, not a good definition of atheism! --Iustinus 19:09, 5 Februarii 2007 (UTC)