Talk:Religion

message: This sentence could be worded more smoothly.
 Done by some (but not all) religions, animal sacrifice is the ritual killing and offering of an animal to appease or maintain favour with a deity.
Could you replace it with this?
 Some (but not all) religions practice animal sacrifice, the ritual killing and offering of an animal to appease or maintain favour with a deity.
Thank you. 175.39.61.121 (talk) 09:46, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you IP editor, I have made the edit, but used practise not practice in line with the Commonwealth English spelling of favour. TSventon (talk) 11:13, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: TSventon, thank you.  I've never figured out when "practice" is used and when "practise" is used; I thought "practise" was a noun.  175.39.61.121 (talk) 20:11, 15 November 2022 (UTC)
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message: Clockwise means clockwise. It does not mean left-to-right. You don't need to specify an order if it's l-r and top to bottom, since that's the normal reading order anyway. PepperBeast (talk) 15:27, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
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message: The second paragraph of the article states the following:
"Religions may contain symbolic tales that may attempt to explain the origin of life, the universe, and other phenomena; some followers believe these to be true stories; others regard them as myth."
I'm concerned that the use of the word "myth" for this purpose may be confusing. While most readers will correctly assess that this statement merely contrasts those who literally believe in the tales and those who do not, using the word "myth" to describe a belief in the falsehood of these stories contradicts the definition given in the myth article itself (in theological contexts), which states that:
"Myth is a genre of folklore or theology consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. For folklorists, historians, philosophers or theologians this is very different from the use of "myth" which simply meaning something that is not true. Instead, the truth value of a myth is not a defining criterion."
While I'm not certain of the best way to reword this, I would appreciate further discussion on whether it is proper to use the word "myth" in this context. Mothyy (talk) 05:26, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right; it's precisely how the word "myth" shouldn't be used. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 06:41, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  On the use of the word "myth" 

message: The concept of "religion" was formed in the 16th and 17th centuries.[3][4] Sacred texts like the Bible, the Quran, and others did not have a word or even a concept of religion in the original languages and neither did the people or the cultures in which these sacred texts were written.[5][6]
The above is incorrect as religion concept was from the beginning. Men walked with God. Just because the texts weren't found or written doesn't mean the word wasn't handed down from generation to generation . Abrahamic religions are the belief of God the father. God of Abraham. We are descendants of Adam who was made from God. It's not a debate it's a fact. Mct0321 (talk) 01:42, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 May 2024