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Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:17, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

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Original research
Please stop adding your own interpretations of primary sources, Wikipedia requires secondary sourcing. Theroadislong (talk) 16:12, 24 December 2018 (UTC) I don't understand. For example, this is what is now listed under William Tyndale: "Tyndale denounced the practice of prayer to saints.[39] He taught the supreme authority of Holy Scripture, the doctrine of the Trinity, the sovereignty of God, the deity of Christ and His divine glory as the Son of God, His saving work and mediation as the sole basis of man's salvation, the importance of the covenants, salvation by grace alone, baptism in the name of Christ, justification by faith, the return of Jesus Christ, obedience to God's law, the evil of idolatry and superstition, the necessity of Biblical reformation, and that the Papacy was anti-christ.

Notice that only the first sentence has a reference. The rest seems to be free of reference. What you rejected from me was a second paragraph added: "William Tyndale also taught that the soul of man is mortal and refuted the teaching of Roman Catholic Sir Thomas More. On pages 180-181 of Tyndale’s Answer to Sir Thomas More's Dialogue, he affirmed, “The true faith putteth the resurrection, which we be warned to look for every hour. The heathen philosophers, denying that, did put that the souls did ever live. And the pope joineth the spiritual doctrine of Christ and the fleshly doctrine of philosophers together; things so contrary that they cannot agree, no more than the Spirit and the flesh do in a christian man. And because the fleshly-minded pope consenteth unto heathen doctrine, therefore he corrupteth the scripture to stablish it.” http://archive.org/details/tyndalesanswer00tynduoft.

How is that different? Are you saying Tyndale did not teach that the "soul of man is immortal"? I quote his exact words in support--found in the referencePaul G. Humber (talk) 17:04, 24 December 2018 (UTC) supplied.

OOPS, I meant "mortal" in 3rd line above Sorry.Paul G. Humber (talk) 17:07, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
 * I have removed that part too, as it's also unsourced, we only report on what the reliable sources say. Theroadislong (talk) 17:10, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Are you saying my “CAMBRIDGE” source, printed at “THE UNIVERSITY PRESS” (you can see the actual reproduction of the book using the link I provided, http://archive.org/details/tyndalesanswer00tynduoft) is unreliable? I was quoting directly from those pages—Tyndale’s own words. Why can’t I quote Tyndale in an article about him? For example, if I wrote that Tyndale believed that heathen philosophers affirmed that souls lived forever, would that be close enough to Tyndale’s own words (“The heathen philosophers, denying that, did put that the souls did ever live”)?Paul G. Humber (talk) 18:08, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Theology in Leviathan
I've reverted your edits at Leviathan. Partly because I don't think it belongs, and partly because if it does belong, it belongs at Hobbes. Where others have reverted out essentially the same material. Please don't start the same edit war in two different places; that's just rude. See-also WP:BRD. If you really think this material belongs, as is important enough to push, then your correct next step is to begin a discussion on the TH talk page William M. Connolley (talk) 12:19, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

William, you make two claims that are false. First, you have deemed that Hobbes' deeply personal religious views as expressed explicitly in his most famous book should be censored. You wrote, "I don't think it belongs." Why? Hobbes was NOT an atheist. Show me anywhere in either article where Hobbes affirms his Christian faith. Why should atheists censor Hobbes' theism? This seems to be what is going on. I am willing to hear a better explanation than "I don't think it belongs." Does Wikipedia prefer atheism over theism? Hobbes' witness to his faith in his own book deserves to be made available on Wikipedia. Your personal views may be expressed on your own blog, but your bias should not censor out Hobbes in a Hobbes article. My addition was from Hobbes' book! How should your personal preferences trump Hobbes in an article about him? Second, you judge me as "rude." What is "rude" is saying by censoring I don't like what you wrote. Are you the top authority in Wikipedia? If not, can I appeal higher? Paul G. Humber (talk) 16:54, 29 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Hobbes says many things about religion, in Leviathan and elsewhere. Selecting exactly which of those are to be included in the article is inevitably a matter of judgement. Claiming censorship is generally a mistake; you will be happier not going down that route. And, all of this discussion belongs on the take page of Hobbes, not here William M. Connolley (talk) 16:57, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

Okay, I can talk on Hobbes in that location, but where in the "Selecting" can a reader see that Hobbes was a Christian believer? If you can, then you have made your point and I apologize. If you cannot, then you have not convinced me that you are not a censor. Why didn't you answer my last question? Paul G. Humber (talk) 17:44, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

Okay, here is proof of what I am talking about. I just checked the Hobbes page. There are 75 references to Hobbes but zero for Christ, zero for Jesus, and zero for Son of God. That's a huge bias! I just added to the Hobbes page, but I wonder how long it will last.Paul G. Humber (talk) 17:45, 29 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Again, please discuss your proposed changes. When you add something to an article and it is reverted by another editor, please use the articles' talk pages (you will find the talk page associated with each article if you click on the "Talk" tab at the top of the article you are at) to discuss the change you want to make, instead of simply restoring your proposed content to the article again. This is known as the "BRD" process, where you boldly add something, and if it is reverted you proceed to discuss the addition. In the case of Thomas Hobbes, it looks like several different editors have reverted your additions, so you definitely need to discuss them. Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 18:01, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Bonadea, but when I click "talk", a bunch of different subjects come up. How do I create a new discussion? Paul G. Humber (talk) 18:48, 29 December 2018 (UTC)


 * There should be a tab labelled "New section" - or you could simply click on "Edit this page" and scroll down to the bottom to start a new section. Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 19:10, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks again, Bonadea, but there is a section, "No section on his religious attitudes?" from August 2007. It seems 11 years ago, someone else had a similar concern. Is that what I should expect--to be ignored for 11 years? How can I get beyond just talk to true edit? It there no authority? Do atheists control Wikipedia? Paul G. Humber (talk) 19:32, 29 December 2018 (UTC)

January 2019
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Thomas Hobbes. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to be blocked from editing Wikipedia. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a block. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 20:15, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Inappropriate behaviour
Regarding your questioning of a user’s religious beliefs…Talk page guidelines specifically says “Do not ask for another's personal details.” Your proselytising at Talk:Thomas Hobbes is also totally inappropriate please stop. Theroadislong (talk) 22:24, 2 January 2019 (UTC)