There is no "religious language" or "scientific language". There is rather the international notation of mathematics and logic; and English, French, Spanish and the like. In short, "religious discourse" and "scientific discourse" are part of the same overall conceptual structure. Moreover, in that conceptual structure there is a large amount of discourse, which is neither religious nor scientific, that is constantly being utilized by both the religious man and the scientist when they make religious and scientific claims. In short, they share a number of key categories. Kai Nielsen
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The words we use to communicate can be very powerful. They influence our beliefs and shape our relationships. If we speak the right words, we can persuade other people to do what we want. If we speak the wrong words, we can convince them that we should do something that we clearly don’t want to do.

However, there is a problem with this: We need to know what words to use and how to use them properly. This is because the language we use has a direct impact on our thoughts and actions. Some people try to make sure that they are using the best possible words or concepts in order to get their ideas across as effectively as possible.

They do this by carefully choosing their vocabulary and making sure that they don’t use any language that could be interpreted as offensive or derogatory (there is a lot of language like this).

Source: An Introduction To The Philosophy Of Religion

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