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Our dreams do come true if they are stronger than our fears.
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When your dreams are stronger than your fears they come true
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Our dreams do come true if they are stronger than our fears.
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I think the elephant in the room is that the very idea you are trying to express is patently false and demonstrably wrong. So it doesn't matter how you word it, really. It will sound wrong regardless.
– RegDwigнt♦
Dec 12 at 18:26
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@RegDwigнt: So you're saying that it doesn't matter that "unicorns are purple" is grammatically correct and "unicorns is purple" is grammatically incorrect, because unicorns don't exist, and, even if they did, they wouldn't be purple?
– Scott
Dec 12 at 18:39
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Personally I think the first form is easier to understand. The second seems to tempt an inattentive listener to wonder whether the fears come true or the dreams.
– Chaim
Dec 12 at 18:50
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@RegDwigнt If you were an atheist, would you give a similar criticism of a priest's sermon? "All that God stuff is patently false, it doesn't matter how you word it." If the OP believes what they're saying, they might as well say it properly.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:00
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And this statement seems more like an affirmation or statement of encouragement, not literal fact. Like "If you can dream it, you can do it", "Anyone can grow up to be President.", etc.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:02
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Our dreams do come true if they are stronger than our fears.
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When your dreams are stronger than your fears they come true
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Our dreams do come true if they are stronger than our fears.
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When your dreams are stronger than your fears they come true
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I think the elephant in the room is that the very idea you are trying to express is patently false and demonstrably wrong. So it doesn't matter how you word it, really. It will sound wrong regardless.
– RegDwigнt♦
Dec 12 at 18:26
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@RegDwigнt: So you're saying that it doesn't matter that "unicorns are purple" is grammatically correct and "unicorns is purple" is grammatically incorrect, because unicorns don't exist, and, even if they did, they wouldn't be purple?
– Scott
Dec 12 at 18:39
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Personally I think the first form is easier to understand. The second seems to tempt an inattentive listener to wonder whether the fears come true or the dreams.
– Chaim
Dec 12 at 18:50
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@RegDwigнt If you were an atheist, would you give a similar criticism of a priest's sermon? "All that God stuff is patently false, it doesn't matter how you word it." If the OP believes what they're saying, they might as well say it properly.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:00
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And this statement seems more like an affirmation or statement of encouragement, not literal fact. Like "If you can dream it, you can do it", "Anyone can grow up to be President.", etc.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:02
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I think the elephant in the room is that the very idea you are trying to express is patently false and demonstrably wrong. So it doesn't matter how you word it, really. It will sound wrong regardless.
– RegDwigнt♦
Dec 12 at 18:26
1
@RegDwigнt: So you're saying that it doesn't matter that "unicorns are purple" is grammatically correct and "unicorns is purple" is grammatically incorrect, because unicorns don't exist, and, even if they did, they wouldn't be purple?
– Scott
Dec 12 at 18:39
2
Personally I think the first form is easier to understand. The second seems to tempt an inattentive listener to wonder whether the fears come true or the dreams.
– Chaim
Dec 12 at 18:50
1
@RegDwigнt If you were an atheist, would you give a similar criticism of a priest's sermon? "All that God stuff is patently false, it doesn't matter how you word it." If the OP believes what they're saying, they might as well say it properly.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:00
1
And this statement seems more like an affirmation or statement of encouragement, not literal fact. Like "If you can dream it, you can do it", "Anyone can grow up to be President.", etc.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:02
2
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I think the elephant in the room is that the very idea you are trying to express is patently false and demonstrably wrong. So it doesn't matter how you word it, really. It will sound wrong regardless.
– RegDwigнt♦
Dec 12 at 18:26
I think the elephant in the room is that the very idea you are trying to express is patently false and demonstrably wrong. So it doesn't matter how you word it, really. It will sound wrong regardless.
– RegDwigнt♦
Dec 12 at 18:26
1
1
@RegDwigнt: So you're saying that it doesn't matter that "unicorns are purple" is grammatically correct and "unicorns is purple" is grammatically incorrect, because unicorns don't exist, and, even if they did, they wouldn't be purple?
– Scott
Dec 12 at 18:39
@RegDwigнt: So you're saying that it doesn't matter that "unicorns are purple" is grammatically correct and "unicorns is purple" is grammatically incorrect, because unicorns don't exist, and, even if they did, they wouldn't be purple?
– Scott
Dec 12 at 18:39
2
2
Personally I think the first form is easier to understand. The second seems to tempt an inattentive listener to wonder whether the fears come true or the dreams.
– Chaim
Dec 12 at 18:50
Personally I think the first form is easier to understand. The second seems to tempt an inattentive listener to wonder whether the fears come true or the dreams.
– Chaim
Dec 12 at 18:50
1
1
@RegDwigнt If you were an atheist, would you give a similar criticism of a priest's sermon? "All that God stuff is patently false, it doesn't matter how you word it." If the OP believes what they're saying, they might as well say it properly.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:00
@RegDwigнt If you were an atheist, would you give a similar criticism of a priest's sermon? "All that God stuff is patently false, it doesn't matter how you word it." If the OP believes what they're saying, they might as well say it properly.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:00
1
1
And this statement seems more like an affirmation or statement of encouragement, not literal fact. Like "If you can dream it, you can do it", "Anyone can grow up to be President.", etc.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:02
And this statement seems more like an affirmation or statement of encouragement, not literal fact. Like "If you can dream it, you can do it", "Anyone can grow up to be President.", etc.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:02
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I think the elephant in the room is that the very idea you are trying to express is patently false and demonstrably wrong. So it doesn't matter how you word it, really. It will sound wrong regardless.
– RegDwigнt♦
Dec 12 at 18:26
1
@RegDwigнt: So you're saying that it doesn't matter that "unicorns are purple" is grammatically correct and "unicorns is purple" is grammatically incorrect, because unicorns don't exist, and, even if they did, they wouldn't be purple?
– Scott
Dec 12 at 18:39
2
Personally I think the first form is easier to understand. The second seems to tempt an inattentive listener to wonder whether the fears come true or the dreams.
– Chaim
Dec 12 at 18:50
1
@RegDwigнt If you were an atheist, would you give a similar criticism of a priest's sermon? "All that God stuff is patently false, it doesn't matter how you word it." If the OP believes what they're saying, they might as well say it properly.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:00
1
And this statement seems more like an affirmation or statement of encouragement, not literal fact. Like "If you can dream it, you can do it", "Anyone can grow up to be President.", etc.
– Barmar
Dec 13 at 1:02