Wikipedia article bias (shocking!)

[Silent Enigma]

Ok so biased wikipedia articles aren't shocking.

Anyways, I noticed none of the articles relating to creationism (that I looked thru) offered a defense of YEC beliefs, but had ample criticisms of it.

I bet there's a mini army of wiki users who edit out any defense of creationism promptly. But that' just my suspicion.

 

[ShilohCity]

i've noticed that about wikipedia too. for anything having to do with creation i use Creation Wiki

 

[MatthewDiscipleofGod]

I love the Creation Wiki!

i've noticed that about wikipedia too. for anything having to do with creation i use Creation Wiki

 

[shernren]

http://www.nwcreation.net/wiki/index.php?title=Transitional_forms

vs.

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/patterson.html

CreationWiki is just as biased as anything else - only, it happens to be biased in the direction you want it to be.

 

[Remus]

I would expect the wikipedia to strive to be unbiased. It's a shame that it isn't.

 

[ShilohCity]

is there really such a thing as being unbiased?

 

[Dannager]

Ok so biased wikipedia articles aren't shocking.

Anyways, I noticed none of the articles relating to creationism (that I looked thru) offered a defense of YEC beliefs, but had ample criticisms of it.

I bet there's a mini army of wiki users who edit out any defense of creationism promptly. But that' just my suspicion.

What, exactly, would you use as a defense of YEC beliefs that could be considered unbiased? Offering criticisms from various sources of a concept isn't bias. That's what a good encyclopedia entry does. But I'm unsure as to how one would go about defending a YEC standpoint beyond what is already stated in the Wikipedia article about the areas they disagree with science on.

 

[Mallon]

Ok so biased wikipedia articles aren't shocking.

Anyways, I noticed none of the articles relating to creationism (that I looked thru) offered a defense of YEC beliefs, but had ample criticisms of it.

Wikipedia is open to all users for editing. Why don't you sign up and make your case for creationism on the threads (whichever they are) you mention?

 

[rmwilliamsll]

is there really such a thing as being unbiased?

that is a good question.

you can be aware of your biases.
you can tell other people about your biases so they can be aware of them.




there are lots of possibilities.

the posting is responsive to the rules that allow fellowship and non -argumentive postings.
because the issue of objectivity is not specific to YEC or OEC or TE positions.
but rather is a common problem.

 

[Silent Enigma]

is there really such a thing as being unbiased?

Not really, you just have to determine which way of looking at things makes more sense to you.

 

[Silent Enigma]

Wikipedia is open to all users for editing. Why don't you sign up and make your case for creationism on the threads (whichever they are) you mention?

Because it's a waste of time. Authors of articles often keep them as their baby and often monitor and re-edit anything that others put in.