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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Dear Wikipedia Team,

I suggest that you revise your definition of religion. Your current Religion article reads: “Religion is a range of social-cultural systems [...]”. No doubt, religion reflects different social-cultural systems but is not a social-cultural phenomenon.

As an uncountable noun (i.e. in “lato sensu”) the word religion represents our endeavour as human beings to reach what is behind the world of nature of which we are part and therefore share its natural limitations including our incapacity to mentally fully comprehend what is behind it – its creation and maintenance.

As a countable noun (i.e. in “stricto sensu”) the word religion stands for different religions, each one in its own way trying to reach what is behind the world of nature. It is here that different social-cultural systems are present, each one corresponding to the particular social-cultural environment in which that particular religion developed.

Science brings us more and more advanced knowledge about the world of nature. However it is also a human activity and as such exists equally within the boundaries of the world of nature and therefore is unable to reach what is behind it.

With best regards,

Lurerelu Lurerelu (talk) 18:29, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's all very interesting, but Wikipedia is

WP:NOT a publisher of original thought. PepperBeast (talk) 13:59, 10 March 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Dear Wikipedia Team,

Thank you very much for acknowledging promptly (10/03/2023) my initial communication (09/03/2023) and inviting me to further communication, but your message is a bit strange: It says “Reply to Lurerelu”, that is, you are inviting me, Lurerelu, to reply to Lurerelu! However, I am most grateful for the opportunity to continue involved.

Referring back to my message of 09/03/2023, my intention was to provide your readers with an unbiased and comprehensive definition of “religion”. I can only hope that my goal has been achieved.

All the Best to Everyone,

Lurerelu 109.147.85.177 (talk) 10:26, 11 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. 196.190.60.140 (talk) 14:11, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]