h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

C537

The following entries shouldn't be in this category, as they are not about "specific individuals or groups of people who espouse a particular religious or spiritual credo"

A311022 - Names
A472033 - What is God?
A272675 - The Bible - A Perspective

-Martin

Thanks for pointing that out - I've changed the description

Anna

You can find 'other related entries' in the other sections of 'religions and spirituality'. There's no point in blurring the boundaries of categories, because they make each category less useful.

-Martin

From these?

The Paranormal
Places of Religious Significance
Religions, Beliefs, Doctrines & Practices

Which ones where? I'd say that God was a principle player, so he belongs in there. Names probably shouldn't be in there (I'll take it out) and I'd say the Bible is instrumental in 'a particular religious or spiritual credo'.

Anna

Sorry, that should have been 'principal player'.

'What is God?' is a matter of opinion. While I would say that an entry on (say) 'Jehovah' or 'Allah' or 'Jesus Christ' or 'Buddha' is correctly placed in principal players, I think the 'What is God?' entry is more about belief and faith than any individual, so I'd put it in C538 instead. I can see your point of view, though.

The bible entry is certainly important to christians, but it is not a person or group of people. It is already in C538, along with (say) the Nag Hammadi Codices, Psalm 23, and other religious texts, and this is the correct place for it.

On a seperate note, C538 is getting too big, and should be split up in some manner...

-Martin

But it is a related entry. I changed the text rather than move entries about, because the process is fiddly and I'm working on other things at the moment. I've also taken out the Names entry for you.

Hope that's okay.

Anna

Sure. You can fix it properly later.