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0 pointsgosub1001y ago0 comments

there are better citations than tiktok, please.

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In this case the video is a bona fide Biblical scholar who does public outreach on TikTok. It's a good source.

Oh yeah, I just clicked the link and it's Dan McClellan. Maybe TikTok isn't the best place to cite, but he's highly credible in terms of Biblical scholarship and history.

vFunct1y ago

The source is Dan Mccllelan, not TikTok. TikTok didn’t publish this, Dan did. TikTok is the medium, not the author.

Otherwise it’s like complaining about citing “words printed on paper” when citing a book or journal.

gosub100OP1y ago

It's just an unsuitable, attention-zapping, toxic format for sharing information. It would be best to link to an article that can convey the full message. not a 15 second jolt which is what TT is all about.

vFunct1y ago

The opposite. It would be unsuitable to link to a long-form article when a 15 second TikTok video would convey the relevant information just fine.

What exactly was incorrect about Dans video? (He’s great BTW)

These new information medium was invented for a reason, in particular, the economic efficiency of conveying information.

I would suggest people learn to use them.

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poncho_romero1y ago

If you prefer, he does a long form podcast called Data Over Dogma that is skeptical and informative. He uses TikTok because there are loads of people on the platform spewing misinformation about the Bible. He's meeting people where they are with empirical information

krainboltgreene1y ago

No one asked for your opinion on TikTok.

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ksenzee1y ago

In this case the video is a bona fide Biblical scholar who does public outreach on TikTok. It's a good source.

Trasmatta1y ago

Oh yeah, I just clicked the link and it's Dan McClellan. Maybe TikTok isn't the best place to cite, but he's highly credible in terms of Biblical scholarship and history.

vFunct1y ago

The source is Dan Mccllelan, not TikTok. TikTok didn’t publish this, Dan did. TikTok is the medium, not the author.

Otherwise it’s like complaining about citing “words printed on paper” when citing a book or journal.

gosub100OP1y ago

vFunct1y ago

The opposite. It would be unsuitable to link to a long-form article when a 15 second TikTok video would convey the relevant information just fine.

What exactly was incorrect about Dans video? (He’s great BTW)

These new information medium was invented for a reason, in particular, the economic efficiency of conveying information.

I would suggest people learn to use them.

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poncho_romero1y ago

krainboltgreene1y ago

No one asked for your opinion on TikTok.

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