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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Sun May 20, 2012 4:55 pm Post subject: favored |
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| In stage one there is no indication that humans have a favored place in the cosmos � on the contrary. Natural forces are blind, and their power is beyond our control. Recently I saw a news report about a small town in Arkansas flattened by a tornado that struck in the middle of the night. Those who had survived were awakened by a deafening roar in the darkness and had the presence of mind to run into their basements. As they surveyed the wreckage of their lives, the dazed survivors mumbled the same response: I�m alive only by the grace of God. |
1. Can I replace 'favored' with 'favorite'?
2. If not, what does 'favored' mean?
3. Can you give some examples about 'a favored place'?
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askeladd
Joined: 05 Jan 2010
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Location: Chicago area, USA
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| Posted: Mon May 21, 2012 9:38 am Post subject: Re: favored |
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| In stage one there is no indication that humans have a favored place in the cosmos � on the contrary. Natural forces are blind, and their power is beyond our control. Recently I saw a news report about a small town in Arkansas flattened by a tornado that struck in the middle of the night. Those who had survived were awakened by a deafening roar in the darkness and had the presence of mind to run into their basements. As they surveyed the wreckage of their lives, the dazed survivors mumbled the same response: I�m alive only by the grace of God. |
1. Can I replace 'favored' with 'favorite'? |
No. They do not mean the same thing.
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| 2. If not, what does 'favored' mean? |
"favored" means "preferred; in a position of favor (special privileges, special attention, etc.)"
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| 3. Can you give some examples about 'a favored place'? |
To say that humans having a favored place in the cosmos is to say that people have a special or unique position in the grand scheme of things - people have a soul, they are made in the image of God, and so on.
The author disagrees with this idea that human beings have a special position, because nature has no regard for mankind's supposed favored status, and it is something we cannot tame.
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