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[edit] Myth of the Flat Earth
The misconception that people in the Middle Ages believed in a flat earth was promoted by Andrew Dickson White, the founder of Cornell University, and also by Washington Irving the beloved storyteller who loved to write historical fiction under the guise of history. [1]
I'd like to include this in the list of hoaxes. If that's okay, what's the best section for it? --Uncle Ed (talk) 16:49, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Homosexuality
Charles Socarides accuses the APA of a "hoax" regarding their claim that it was a review of scientific evidence that prompted them to rule that homosexuality is not a mental disorder. He says rather that they gave in to political pressure.
Should we:
- not touch this issue with a ten-foot pole
- list it as a "possible hoax" or "hoax claim"
Or maybe the issue of reparative therapy which Dr. Socarides and the APA disagree on needs more writing in its article. --Uncle Ed (talk) 02:21, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
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- I'd leave it out. Some people in the real world throw around the word "hoax" when what they mean to say is that someone is exaggerating or engaging in uncomplicated lies as opposed to true hoaxes. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:58, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
[edit] sectioning
This list is pretty long, anyone got any ideas on how it might be sub-divided further for easier navigation? Beeblebrox (talk) 01:56, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
Maybe it would be batter ordering it chronologically? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.86.99.233 (talk) 19:35, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
