Which sentence is more grammatically correct?

[Kalmah]

Originally posted by: Tom

btw neither is more correct, they say different things.

not trying is not the same as trying not to.

Agreed.

Not trying to = you are not making an attempt
Trying not to = you are purposly giving effort to not do it

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Kalmah

Originally posted by: Tom

btw neither is more correct, they say different things.

not trying is not the same as trying not to.

Agreed.

Not trying to = you are not making an attempt
Trying not to = you are purposly giving effort to not do it

That's not what he wrote.
His two choices are saying the same thing, just improperly.