Buddallah
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Hello, I have a question about positive claims, but more specific if a certain sentence is a positive claim.
The claim is this: "There are no former atheists".
From a logical point of view, this statement is a positive claim. It is asserting that something is the case, or is saying that it is true that "There are no former atheists".
What I would like to know is, from a grammatical point of view, is this sentence a positive claim. I understand that it has that adverb of "no" in it, which seems to indicate that it is a negative sentence.
Is the sentence a positive one or a negative one? Please explain, grammatically, how it is either a negative or a positive.
I know this question seems pointless, but someone I know and I are arguing if it is a positive claim or a negative claim. I pointed out that from a logical point of view it is a positive claim. They say from a grammatical point of view it is a negative claim because it has the adverb of 'no' in it. Please help us solve this claim.
The claim is this: "There are no former atheists".
From a logical point of view, this statement is a positive claim. It is asserting that something is the case, or is saying that it is true that "There are no former atheists".
What I would like to know is, from a grammatical point of view, is this sentence a positive claim. I understand that it has that adverb of "no" in it, which seems to indicate that it is a negative sentence.
Is the sentence a positive one or a negative one? Please explain, grammatically, how it is either a negative or a positive.
I know this question seems pointless, but someone I know and I are arguing if it is a positive claim or a negative claim. I pointed out that from a logical point of view it is a positive claim. They say from a grammatical point of view it is a negative claim because it has the adverb of 'no' in it. Please help us solve this claim.