Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Which is the oldest known Religion in the world?


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The result was   Speedily deleted as blatant copyright violation, cut and paste of website essay. No better version in history. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:04, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Which is the oldest known Religion in the world?

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Personal essay, full of original research, no references and hence verifiability. TrulyBlue (talk) 12:57, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete: Per WP:OR, personal essay.  Otolemur crassicaudatus  (talk) 12:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. It's original research, as Otolemur says.  I would suggest a merge into Religion, but I can't find anything in it worth merging.  --Hugh Charles Parker (talk - contribs) 13:01, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete. Pure WP:OR.  Oh... and in response to the article... Paganism! --  JediLofty Talk to meFollow me 13:03, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions.   -- the wub  "?!"  13:21, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Answer to the question is in the second sentence, "Nobody knows what the first religion was." This looks like someone's answer to an essay question on an exam.  Hope nobody fell asleep while it was being graded. Mandsford (talk) 13:23, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Delete as original research. Incidentally I was surprised to find how many articles we have on development of religion, but they seem to be in a generally poor state. the wub "?!"  13:24, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as an apparent copyvio of . I'll tag it. --Rividian (talk) 13:55, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Good catch! -- JediLofty Talk to meFollow me 13:59, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.