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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

Warpy

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4. Poe's Law

Reply to lunasun (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 2, 2020, 04:18 PM

Sep 2020

"It is impossible to create a parody of extreme views so obviously exaggerated that it cannot be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the views being parodied."

I vote for parody because a sincere group would be looking for converts anywhere they could find them and they think we're all just one convincing website away from being converts.

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Join the fight against "Big Paleo" [View all] LunaSea Sep 2020 OP

The group is not right for me. They told me so more than once ! 😔 lunasun Sep 2020 #1

Wow. progressoid Sep 2020 #2

Poe's Law Warpy Sep 2020 #4

And here I was... uriel1972 Sep 2020 #3

My brain went there, too Warpy Sep 2020 #5

mmmm.... termites uriel1972 Sep 2020 #6

Same here. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #7

Me too! LeftishBrit Sep 2020 #8