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Folklore, myth and religion
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This page is for discussion of [[w:folklore]], [[w:religion]], and [[w:mythology]].


=== Use of the words 'Myth', 'Mythology', etc. ===Donald Bankhead

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CONS:
*This option seems a bit ambiguous. It doesn't seem to clearly answer the question "What should we call the stories of the Bible? Should we call them myths or not?"


ALSO:
*I belive that religion is a absulute waste of time because no one really cares about religion and santa is a big fat peice of shit beacause he is not real and also reinder cant F*****G fly and wiki is shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!⏎
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=== Discussion ===

Option 4 provided by [[Cayzle]] (By the way, thanks, Simon, for making this page!)

My preference is also for option 2; this encyclopedia isn't supposed to be written "for" any particular cultural group, and that includes Christians. I see no reason to give their myths special treatment compared to other equivalent stories and/or beliefs just because there are more of them online at the moment. Failing that, I'd accept option 4. I don't like option 3 but I could (contracted; show full)

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I support Option 3. It allows for remaining neutral about religion, without making any distinction. Another option suggested redirects, and I think they could be applied so people can still find what they are looking for. [[User:Aroni125|Aroni125]] 20:47, 4 January 2010 (UTC)