User talk:McCormack/policy on religious content

Interesting work here. I think you've misplaced the issue, however; the "academic objectivity" problems are universal ones, not limited to religion—if a psychology project asks "what is the most effective way to train a dog to roll over?", it's the exact same as if a religion project asks "what kinds of people go to heaven"? Both need attribution to be more accurate (and even within the sciences, and especially the social sciences, there can be significant disagreement over what is best or correct). The same applies to all disciplines. There is no need to single out religion here, as any relosophy (religions, philosophies, and most ideologies included) can be just as destructive or misleading. The Jade Knight 09:27, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi. The page was an early draft. Yes - you are quite right that the issue is a universal one. I'd been trying to narrow the context intentionally. The reason for singling out religion is that it is one (of a very few areas) which are especially contentious. But I'm not really actively working on this draft now. --McCormack 09:48, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Ok. Yes, religion and politics are among the most contentious areas.  The Jade Knight 10:01, 5 September 2008 (UTC)