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Latest comment: 14 years ago by Sharktopus in topic Blister beetles and the ten plagues??

Blister beetles and the ten plagues??

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Blister beetles and the ten plagues

Really?! What archaeological or independent historical attestation do they have that the ten plagues were a real event, and not just a mythic/moralic symbol for a more profound religious truth, that cannot be interpreted scientifically. I don't think science, religion, nor wikipedia profits from repeating this kind of pseudoscientific crap. Rursus dixit. (mbork3!) 18:36, 10 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

First, these are not blister beetles, they are rove beetles. Second, it would be quite a WP:COATRACK digression for this article to get into a scientific debate with the authors of a scientific paper in Lancet, whose point is that public misfortunes similar to those described in Exodus could have been caused by Paederus. Anybody who clicks the wikilink from this article to ten plagues of Egypt can read there enormous skepticism about who did what to whom way back when and etc. Sharktopus talk 18:59, 10 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
This is yet another example of why many people ridicule WP and don't consider it a reliable source. Dr. Morbius (talk) 19:57, 10 August 2011 (UTC)Reply
As I said, check out ten plagues of Egypt for skeptical discussion, one that has little to do with Paederus beetles. Sharktopus talk 21:21, 10 August 2011 (UTC)Reply