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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Hey, Kids! Can You Identify the Logical Fallacy Here? Hint: There Might Even Be More Than One!!

Consider the following:

The most prominent proponents of Bubble Gum Shit Theory of Planet Earth are not actually the Bubble Gum Shit Theory Experts who came up with the theory and have spent their respectable careers promoting it in public, legitimate, intelligent, ethical, and democratic ways. No. The MOST PROMINENT proponents are, in fact, Mass Murderer, Communist Dictator, and Several Radical Evil Psycho Violent Terrorists because these individuals are FAMOUS and said somewhere, at one time or another, possibly from in prison, that they believed in Bubble Gum Shit Theory of Planet Earth. And, because these shithead-asshole-criminals of "questionable ethics" believe in Bubble Gum Shit Theory of Planet Earth, that automatically makes said theory a "fringe" theory and undermines the validity of the consensus of all the Bubble Gum Shit Theory Experts who have been studying Bubble Gum Shit for decades.

Do you, dear reader, also still believe in Bubble Gum Shit Theory of Planet Earth? Why then YOU, too, have questionable ethics. You, too, are like Mass Murderer, Communist Dictator, and Radical Evil Psycho Violent Terrorists. Oh, and let's not forget Very Stupid Bubble Gum Shit Theory Expert who did something blatantly stupid and unethical but which did NOT undermine in any way Bubble Gum Shit Theory of Planet Earth per se but rather only Very Stupid Bubble Gum Shit Theory Expert's own personal integrity.

OMG. *headdesk*

It's like saying that because Very Stupid Bubble Gum Shit Theory Expert is a Stupid Shithead then, ipso facto, Bubble Gum Shit Theory of Planet Earth is ITSELF stupid shitte! That is, because Stupid Shithead said X, X is false, despite overwhelming confirmation of X's validity by non shitheads, non murderers, non communist dictators, and non radical evil psycho violent terrorists -- in fact, by highly respectable, smart, educated Professor Doctor Researcher Bubble Gum Shit Theory of Planet Earth fucken EXPERTS!!

Ummm .............it's a alternative universe over here, kidz. That's about all I can say.....



2 comments:

  1. When these things happen, I always think of this scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I have no advice, only sympathy...and movie clips. Enjoy!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp_l5ntikaU

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  2. Hehe. Thanks for the link. Monty Python makes everything better! Fortunately, I'm more of an observer in this situation, but ... the post only tells the half of it. Just when I thought things couldn't get any batshit crazier around here they did!

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