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| | The '''"best of the public"''' is an approach to education, scholarship, and biblical translation that was coined during an interview of ''Conservapedia'' and first published on December 3, 2009:<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_rel_conservative_bible</ref> | | The '''"best of the public"''' is an approach to education, scholarship, and biblical translation that was coined during an interview of ''Conservapedia'' and first published on December 3, 2009:<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_rel_conservative_bible</ref> |
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| | {{cquote|<big>'''The best of the public is better than a group of experts.'''</big>}} | | {{cquote|<big>'''The best of the public is better than a group of experts.'''</big>}} |
| | The concept then became a topic of discussion in the interview of ''Conservapedia'' on the Colbert Report on December 8, 2009.<ref>http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/258144/december-08-2009/andy-schlafly</ref> | | The concept then became a topic of discussion in the interview of ''Conservapedia'' on the Colbert Report on December 8, 2009.<ref>http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/258144/december-08-2009/andy-schlafly</ref> |
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| | Examples of approaches using the "best of the public" include: | | Examples of approaches using the "best of the public" include: |
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| − | *Sports competitions, such as the [[Olympic Games]], the [[New York City Marathon]], and the [[Tour de France]]. Anyone can enter, and the winner is determined solely by skill. | + | *Sports competitions, such as the [[Olympic Games]], the [[Chicago Marathon]], and the [[Tour de France]]. Anyone can enter, and the winner is determined solely by skill. |
| | *[[American Idol]] | | *[[American Idol]] |
| | *Internet blogs. Anyone can start a blog, and readers read the best blog posts. | | *Internet blogs. Anyone can start a blog, and readers read the best blog posts. |
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| | *the [[Bible]] | | *the [[Bible]] |
| | + | :*the [[Gospel of Mark]], for example, was likely written by a non-Apostle who witnessed the events as a young boy |
| | + | :*the [[Letter to the Hebrews]] was written by a complete unknown yet its intellectual force is at the highest level |
| | *the [[Apostles]] | | *the [[Apostles]] |
| | *pamphleting, as in ''[[Common Sense]]'' | | *pamphleting, as in ''[[Common Sense]]'' |