I think what SKL means is that you cannot assert that Mars is the God of War, or that he/she/it is even a god in the first place. In roman times it may have been common belief, but it doesn't meant that it is fact.
On 9/6/06, Oskar Sigvardsson oskarsigvardsson@gmail.com wrote:
On 9/6/06, ScottL scott@mu.org wrote:
maru dubshinki wrote:
On 9/5/06, ScottL scott@mu.org wrote:
Guettarda wrote:
Actually one of the major issues in the dispute is whether BC/AD violates NPOV because it requires Wikipedia to make an assertion the Jesus is the Messiah/God. BCE/CE merely describes the condition, and thus does what the NPOV policy asks.
If I am not mistaken the beginning and ends of the months etc were originally set up based on astrological principals. Would it violate NPOV (since we would then be making astrological assertions) to keep using months?
SKL
But those astrological measurements are objective and empirically verifiable in a way that AD/BC is not, and often track significant events, such as the changing of the pole star.
~maru
According to [[March]], the month is named after Mars the god of war. The fact that he is the god of war is empirically verifiable?
SKL
Are you asking if it's independently verifiable whether in Roman times, Mars was considered the God of War? Certainly it is, pick up any book on ancient roman mythology, and there you will find "Mars is the God of War" somewhere in it.
This seems obvious. Why did you ask?
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