Difference between revisions of "Doctroversy"
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| − | [[category:terms of convenience]]A [[doctroversy]] is any "controversy" which only exists due to conflict with [[religious | + | [[category:terms of convenience]][[category:new words]][[category:portmanteau words]]A [[doctroversy]] is any "controversy" which only exists due to conflict with [[doctrine]] (usually [[religious]]), rather than any notable ambiguity in the available [[evidence]]; in the minds of most reasonable people, there isn't any question to resolve.{{seedling}} |
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| + | The word is a [[portmanteau word|portmanteau]] of "[[doctrine]]" and "[[controversy]]". | ||
===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
* [[evolution by natural selection]] | * [[evolution by natural selection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:04, 25 August 2010
Overview
A doctroversy is any "controversy" which only exists due to conflict with doctrine (usually religious), rather than any notable ambiguity in the available evidence; in the minds of most reasonable people, there isn't any question to resolve.
The word is a portmanteau of "doctrine" and "controversy".
Examples
- evolution by natural selection
- abiogenesis
- gay marriage
- The 2008 sacred wafer scandal erupted largely over the question of whether transubstantiation is literally true, consequently what degree of crime is committed when a Eucharist wafer is "abused" (i.e. handled in ways contrary to doctrine)