Talk:Which is the best religion to follow?

Discussion of Points

Hello @Dan Polansky: I wanted to let you know that you removed one of my arguments that I've added under the "for Islam" section - and I have added it back. I'm sure this was a simple mistake on your part since you were reverting an IP's nonsensical edits. As for your request for protection, the last nonsensical edit was made a few days ago. I'd be happy to protect the page if there is one more case of vandalism by an anon-editor, to which I'd say a couple of weeks would suffice. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 00:15, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Apologies. I was reverting from revision 2581742 [1], which did not contain any arguments at all, and it did not occur to me to search the revision history for arguments added after a major vandalism left the debate in a bad state.

Can you please protect the debate from anonymous editing? --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 08:16, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Y Done —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 14:54, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello Dan, I saw that you reverted my limitation.

The reason why I put that limitation is so this page does not spiral into an argument about the existence of a God. Of course, athiests are welcomed to put in their two cents - but we already have a page for these types of arguments: Does God exist?. If one were to follow a religion, obviously they would be worshipping a higher entity (since the top 5 organized religions have [a] supreme diety/dieties to worship) - so why would the limitation be incorrect?

Thanks, Atcovi.

—Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 15:51, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

I added this at the beginning: "For a debate about the existence of God, see Does God exists?" Does this address your concern or is more verbiage needed? As for the fear that people will debate the existence of God instead of which of the five religions is the best one, I would cross that river only after we arrive at the shores. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 15:56, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

Why the limitation is incorrect: an atheist can pick one of the five religions as one whose precepts to follow, e.g. in the field of epistemology and ethics. Thus, an atheist can adopt something like Christian ethics and remain an atheist. In fact, a Martian can try to figure out which of the five religions to recommend to humans asking the Martian for help, even if the Martian has no intent to believe in human God. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 15:58, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

More options for religions?

I find the fact that there are only four religions described very unfortunate. I myself can relate a little more to the Bahai faith and theosophy (despite not really being a faith) among others. Is it an idea to add "Other", where then subheadings could be added with other religions that users would like to say something about? That way it can be a little more inclusive and comlete, even though you obviously can't list all religions. Happy to hear your opinions! Kind regards, S. Perquin (discuss • contribs) 19:54, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

The page can host more relegions, e.g. 10. But I think it is actually better to create debates on a per-religion basis, e.g. Is Islam a good religion?? It will be much more manageable. It will also be slightly different; it will no longer ask whether Islam is better than other religions but rather whether it is good. Similarly, we have Does the Catholic Church do more harm than good?. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 08:24, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Good solution! Kind regards, S. Perquin (discuss • contribs) 09:58, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Protection from anonymous IP editing

I protected the page indefinitely from anonymous editing. Since I am not sure this is customary in the English Wikiversity, I feel an explanation is perhaps in order, and it follows. The page has been target of low-quality IP edits (including unexplained argument removals) and is likely to remain so in the future. Vandalism-attracting pages are subject of long-term protection in the English Wikipedia and the English Wiktionary, from what I remember, so this would not be a new practice from a cross-wiki perspective. Anonymous IP editors can still use the talk page to make change proposals. --Dan Polansky (discuss • contribs) 08:27, 13 October 2024 (UTC)