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Atheists & Agnostics

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts) Wed Aug 6, 2014, 02:43 PM Aug 2014

Poe's Law.

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.

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law

DU corollary:

It is impossible to construct a parody of an argument in defense of theism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing.

See also: Wow Just Wow!

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Poe's Law. (Original Post) Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 OP

Well that's not what I believe. (nt) mr blur Aug 2014 #1

There are other ways.... AlbertCat Aug 2014 #2

Corollary #2 to Poe's Law Warpy Aug 2014 #3

mr blur

(7,753 posts)

1. Well that's not what I believe. (nt)

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 02:52 PM

Aug 2014

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

2. There are other ways....

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:05 PM

Aug 2014

.... of Poeing.

Warpy

(111,305 posts)

3. Corollary #2 to Poe's Law

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2014, 03:25 PM

Aug 2014

No matter how broad and unbelievable the satire of fundamentalism might be, the fundamentalists will take it as a challenge and top it within a week.

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