BUG: Factbook index - people as belief systems
I was surprised to see items such as "absolute (philosophy)" under belief system as it is not a system in itself but is an element of more comprehensive belief systems. But as I could justify this stretching of vocabulary, i decided to let it slide. However, when I expanded a belief system and found a list of authors that was a step too far. It is appropriate to categorize authors by belief system but to imply they are a subtype of a particular belief system is a step too far for me. What is the actual intention i.e. is this a data bug or is this actually intended?
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Those people aren't being identified as adherents to Antifoundationalism. They're entries under Christianity --> Catholicism --> Latin Rite.
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Kyle G. Anderson said:
Am I misunderstanding what you're reporting?
Yes - people are adherents of belief systems; people are not belief systems. Therefore, when I select belief systems, I expect to see belief systems not people.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Got it. Thank you for the clarification. We'll look into it. I'm not sure this is something we'll be able to immediately solve.
It seems to me knowing adherents of a Belief System is beneficial information but how to best return that information is TBD.
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Kyle G. Anderson said:
It seems to me knowing adherents of a Belief System is beneficial information but how to best return that information is TBD.
I agree. The problem I have with the Factbook structure is that it seems to be confused over whether it is a network describing relationships between two entities "person IS AN ADHERENT OF belief system" or is it a hierarchy " Belief system --> Christianity --> Catholic --> Eastern rite -->Melkite", I have a similar issue with the structure of the Dig Deeper section not separating the relationships out as their own category.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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