Poe's Law - that's awesome. I've wanted a shortcut for that experience for so long!

I had to look up Poe's Law. LO fuckn L

Poe's Law: http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law
"Poe's Law is an axiom suggesting that it's difficult to distinguish between parodies of religious fundamentalism (or, more generally, parodies of any crackpot or extremist belief) and its genuine proponents, since they both seem equally insane."


>> ^xxovercastxx:

>> ^hpqp:
Unfortunately not. The YT poster is an antitheist blogger, but the source of the video is legit (as in legitimately bigoted and homophobic): http://defendchristians.org/commentary/it-doesnt-get-better/
>> ^bareboards2:
poe?
and he just said "habitual self deception"?????


I think what bb was asking (and if not, then I am) is what the hell is poe?

>> ^hpqp:

Unfortunately not. The YT poster is an antitheist blogger, but the source of the video is legit (as in legitimately bigoted and homophobic): http://defendchristians.org/commentary/it-doesnt-get-better/
>> ^bareboards2:
poe?


I think what bb was asking (and if not, then I am) is what the hell is poe?

I don't know what a "poe" is. I thought it was a typo....

In reply to this comment by hpqp:
Unfortunately not. The YT poster is an antitheist blogger, but the source of the video is legit (as in legitimately bigoted and homophobic): http://defendchristians.org/commentary/it-doesnt-get-better/

>> ^bareboards2:

poe?
and he just said "habitual self deception"?????

Unfortunately not. The YT poster is an antitheist blogger, but the source of the video is legit (as in legitimately bigoted and homophobic): http://defendchristians.org/commentary/it-doesnt-get-better/

>> ^bareboards2:

poe?
and he just said "habitual self deception"?????

poe?

and he just said "habitual self deception"?????

>> ^Boise_Lib:

Is that Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) at the end?


Playing Edgar Allan Poe, no less!

One would think this was a parody, but it is on the official Focus on the Family's Citizen Link website (http://www.citizenlink.com/2011/05/13/redefining-gravity/)... now how serious they are is another question, but given their traditional stance on gay marriage and lack of understanding of even the basic precepts of science, I would guess they are being serious. We may have to invoke Poe's Corollary here.

Example of Poe's law if I ever saw one.

>> ^shinyblurry:

I'm not a troll, I am here to give testimony of the Lord. The Lord Jesus Christ knows you and loves you, and He will save you. Whatever is afflicting you, whatever burden you are carrying, if you ask for healing in His name He will come to you and He will heal you. Jesus Christ is Almighty God and can do anything. Pray for healing in His name, ask Him in your heart to come to you and heal your affliction, and He will do it. Pray to Jesus, ask to know Him in your heart, ask to have a relationship with Him, and He will remove your burdens. He says:
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest"
Ask Him to show Himself to you, ask Him to reveal to you that He is Almighty God and He will do it! Pray to Him with all your heart and you will know He is the Lord!


The Poe is strong in this one!

In reply to this comment by dgandhi:
>> ^shinyblurry:


You might realize that God is an idea deserving of serious philisophical consideration, a subject debated by some of the greatest minds this world has ever known. Is it the question in those circles. It would be laughable if you were to come to a real debate and say "well you don't have any evidence". And you do? Let's get real here..


Okay lets start this Poe/Turing test:

To give God serious philosophical consideration, the word itself must have meaning, so please, while not tipping your hand, explain how we could identify this thing if we were to come upon it. If you want to claim that we can't come upon it, then please explain your definition of the term exists in such a way that you can make the claim "God does exist".

i have been thoroughly impressed with your comments on this thread but this is nails the crux of any argument concerning theology/theosophy/sprituality:define god first THEN discuss.
otherwise it almost always and inevitably spirals into a dogmatic fistfight.

bravo my man.

>> ^shinyblurry:


You might realize that God is an idea deserving of serious philisophical consideration, a subject debated by some of the greatest minds this world has ever known. Is it the question in those circles. It would be laughable if you were to come to a real debate and say "well you don't have any evidence". And you do? Let's get real here..


Okay lets start this Poe/Turing test:

To give God serious philosophical consideration, the word itself must have meaning, so please, while not tipping your hand, explain how we could identify this thing if we were to come upon it. If you want to claim that we can't come upon it, then please explain your definition of the term exists in such a way that you can make the claim "God does exist".

My Poe's Law detector just exploded.