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There is a problem wiki-wide regarding religious terms which do not refer to organised churches. From Atheism thru maltheism thru Panentheism, animism, Cults, etc... there are problems definining these terms, since their is no organised group which claims them. I'm not sure what the answer is, but they certainly must be treated differently than say Roman Catholicism, or Sikhism, etc..., religions which are both organised and well defined. (Sam_Spade | talk | contributions) 14:23, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Sam, I think that you are quite correct. I also think that the solution is not to attempt to provide a authoritative definition, but rather to adopt the approach of the Oxford Dictionary by giving the usage of the term on historical principles. Banno
- There is considerable philosophical reason to doubt the practicality of attempting to give a definitive meaning to any term. But it is a simple thing to state how the use of a word has changed over time. Agnosticism does this fairly well; Atheism does not and suffers as a consequence. Banno
- Placing the article in some historical sequence would be a good first step. Banno 21:46, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)
I very much agree, and think you strike at the heart of what a NPOV article is intended to be, a discussion of various historical facts, and the POV's of expert parties regarding those facts. W some concepts the list of facts is small, and the POV's quite large (a common problem in the Soft sciences ;), but that means we should strive all the harder for neutrality. (Sam_Spade | talk | contributions) 23:11, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Dispute header
I feel the dispute header here is unwarrented, and intend to remove it unless
a) specific needs are outlined, and
b) work is undertaken to resolve such needs.
(Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 18:51, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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