Talk:Bible specifies good medical and hygienic practices
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Format/Etiquette Query
This wiki seems to be in some sort of debate format? What would be the proper way to add to the article in response to this response:
- This doesn't do much to support the claim of biblical divinity, as many pre-scientific societies develop useful medical knowledge by trial and error. This isn't usually done in a deliberate fashion, but rather (ironically) in a slower, Darwinian fashion that allows these practices to select for societies with traditions that are beneficial to the individuals that comprise them.
There is no evidence in the Bible of trial and error progression in the area of hygiene before this point. As opposed to the trial and error progression shown in other areas including family, marriage, law, art, religion, war, reproduction, barter, transportation, cities, government, morality, theology and politics.
If a more experienced editor wants too, I don't mind them adding this or paraphrasing this to the article themselves.--75.109.248.53 00:47, 14 June 2007 (BST)
- "Debate format" is not the right expression. Creationists publish crazy nonsense elsewhere, and we refute it here. There is no "response to responses" section; if you have a problem with the responses, tell it on the discussion page (so you did the right thing). If you are right, the bad response will be removed. We strive to have reasonable responses only.
- My response to your response response:
- Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. I would not expect the authors of the Bible to write how they got their ideas and how they know they are right - after all, people almost never do that. Normally all you get is the result. --tk 07:43, 14 June 2007 (BST)
