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Why does Yahoo have a Religion & Spirituality section when it already has a Mythology & Folklore section?

Update:

@Rolando: No. That's not what I'm saying at all. How did you get there from what I said?

Update 2:

@Rolando: No. That's not what I'm saying at all. How did you get there from what I said?

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@Rolando: No. That's not what I'm saying at all. How did you get there from what I said?

Update 4:

Best glitch ever [see above repeat of additional details]. I don't know what happened, but it actually took me to a bunch of code, and I had to navigate out. Y!A is seriously f***ing up.

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  • 7 years ago
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    Because semantics lead to one set of magical beliefs being more socially-acceptable than the other.

  • 7 years ago

    <insert sigh here>

    Look, I'm tired of explaining this. There are two sections because Mythology and Folklore deals with the ancient religions, Religion and Spirituality is for the modern ones.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Because Folklore is not necessary Mythology nor Religion nor Faery tales. but its mostly about traditional food and music =)

  • 7 years ago

    Because Yahoo said so.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    Because there are still some people in this world that can't tell the difference.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Redundancy is a reoccurring trait

  • 7 years ago

    So you're saying that the theory of Evolution is under Mythology and Folklore ? I couldn't agree with you more.

  • JaMan
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    You don&#x27;t need a PHD to figure that out

  • Jim V
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Ha, ha. I bet no one here has ever heard that one before.

    Pull MY finger.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    You're in the wrong section, bro.

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