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The contents of the Confusion of tongues page were merged into Tower of Babel on 18 February 2018. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

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The consensus achieved in this discussion favors describing the topic of this article as a myth. If you've come here to decry its use or suggest it be changed, you should read the discussion first.

The Popular Culture section could be updated with Supernatural, s06e20, in which Castiel references the Tower of Babel.

"I remember the Tower of Babel, all 37 feet of it, which I suppose was impressive at the time. And when it fell, they held divine wrath. But c'mon, dried dung can only be stacked so high." YshtolaRhul (talk) 00:19, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In the section Comparative myths > Mexico, an edit must be made to switch "Central America" to "Latin America" as Mexico geographically does not belong to the area of Central America but to North America. Latinrocker2099 (talk) 19:42, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Charliehdb (talk) 09:54, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t know of any historical, religious, or philosophical tradition or view that considers the story of the tower Babel - or its mythological counterparts - as parable… 66.108.4.206 (talk) 07:45, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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This page claims that the Tower of Babel is a myth and parable, that is, that it hasn't happened. Instead, I would suggest a more ambiguöus approach. GrammarEnglishnorsk (talk) 17:30, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, we stick to what reliable sources say. --bonadea contributions talk 17:36, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Odd that so many nee editors are showing up at related articles arguing that there was a great flood, this story is real, etc Doug Weller talk 18:16, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah. Who tweeted? Remsense诉 18:17, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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REMOVE "Myth" 205.209.252.61 (talk) 18:55, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Declined... - Dude, the word "Myth" appears several times in the article. You need to be a lot more specific about the change you want making. Otherwise, the change you want to be made will never be made by anyone. MadGuy7023 (talk) 19:58, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]