[orestarod]

He probably means that the word itself would not be used in that phrase, had it not be used in the testament first. It is used in that everyday phrase merely copying (and referring to) the New Testament, without the speakers necessarily having full awareness of its true meaning.

[YeGoblynQueenne]

Apologies for sidetracking from the main subject of the thread but are you referring to me as "he"? If so, can I ask why?

[orestarod]

I am not a native English speaker. I am a Greek speaker, and there is no equivalent to the gender-neutral "they", you have to choose "he" or "she" and "he" is the most usual choice. So, here I let my native-tongued thinking interfere with the ideal English interpretation of what I had to say. And, I did not read your username :)

[IIsi50MHz]

Conjecture: a downvote can also mean "does not add to the discussion", where 'the discussion' is the original topic.

Counterpoint: I see many threads that get off-topic from the original post, and yet downvotes for them seem…random. Some off-topic sub-threads become lengthy and lively.

Colour me "confused".

[YeGoblynQueenne]

Thanks for clarifying. I'm a native Greek speaker too.

[YeGoblynQueenne]

I'm sorry, is this serious? I get downvoted because I ask why I was called "he" by default, as if we're all guys here, and I ask in the most polite way possible?

Oh well, I suppose I'll start calling everybody a "she" by default, then.

[Accujack]

When in doubt, offend everyone by assuming "it".

[marton78]

Presumably they didn't read your user name...