Talk:Etiology
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[edit] Chicken pox
What is the etioilogy of Chicken Pox?
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- Why, the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), as explained in the chicken pox article! :) --Tarnas 04:30, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Use of the word
Should 'aetiology' be used to describe the causes of events that are unrelated to the world of psychology or medicine? eg. "The purpose of this part of the report is to explore both the environmental impacts of transport, and as far as is possible, the aetiology of these impacts."
Referring to 'biblical etiology' and giving the Flood as a 'mythic' example is certainly an example of this page's bias. Seeing that the scientific evidence is there for its occurrence, as well as there being the historical record, to label the Flood as myth, is to highlight a prejudice against the Biblical record. Rather steer clear of this sort of personal belief in definitons.
- One man's myth is another man's religion. Get over it. Furthermore, not only is the term "myth" not pejorative, but in this article, the term "myth" is used only when referring to ancient pagan theologies (albeit ones that were rehashed for Judeo-Christian stories.) Thus, if anything, it's POV against pagan religions, not whichever religion you seem to have a bias for. 66.229.182.113 02:07, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
