Slouching Towards Oblivion

Friday, October 11, 2013

Poe's Law

Per RationalWiki:
Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing.
Poe's Corollary:
It is impossible for an act of Fundamentalism to be made that someone won't mistake for a parody.
Poe's Paradox:
In any fundamentalist group, a paradox exists where any new person (or idea) sufficiently fundamentalist to be accepted by the group is likely to be so ridiculous that they risk being rejected as a parodist (or parody).

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