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Figuring things out (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by robocall to c/[email protected]

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[–] EvacuateSoul 132 points 6 months ago (8 children)

I feel like it's been memory holed, but I remember 00's flat earth being genuinely smart people using it to illustrate the ridiculousness of teaching creation beside evolution, which was a push around that time. It was a Church of Satan style mockery, but I guess the arguments were too convincing.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 6 months ago

I member... i learned of it from a vsauce video i watched when it first dropped. Was mindblown years later when ppl were touting the flat earth society seriously. Their tagline was literally, "We Have Members Around the Globe!"

[–] [email protected] 54 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Poe's Law

Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is utterly impossible to parody a Creationist in such a way that someone won't mistake for the genuine article.

[–] sheogorath 24 points 6 months ago

This is what happened at the Donald on reddit. It was a place to meme Trump's idiotic presidential bid. But as soon as he got real chance at the election it was soon overran by the MAGA crowd.

[–] ganksy 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I love that...and hate it passionately

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

;)

[–] helpImTrappedOnline 25 points 6 months ago

The smart people may have started it, but the dumb people listened and took it as gospel.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Watch out, there will be a true church of Pastafarianism before we die.

[–] Nacktmull 9 points 6 months ago

RAMEN BROTHER, PRAISED BE HIS NOODLY APPENDAGE!

[–] unphazed 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm kinda hoping for a Cthulu Church myself. Can you imagine how cool the aesthetics of the building would be?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Only place I could find this

[–] unphazed 2 points 6 months ago

I need to become an author, create a Cthulu religion, buy lots of boats, and an island with a giant Cthulu statue with no explanation to keep it a mystery. I'll build a church and instruct everyone to stay away from the island. Inside the statue I'll pay a person to sell merchandise...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Hopefully they stick to the ~~10~~ 8 condiments

[–] RatBin 2 points 6 months ago

Does the subgenious still exist? That's one deep rabbit hole from what I recall

[–] chiliedogg 8 points 6 months ago

It was a weird blend of that and true believers. Then the people there for the joke of it all got weirded out by the crazies and left.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I recall it being an argument in a high school debate club or someother which made it's way onto 4chan and found supporters, who then proceeded to do what 4chan does best, and troll people/targets of their derision. Basically they assumed no one was stupid enough to believe it and were shockingly surprised.

[–] JargonWagon 1 points 6 months ago

I remember it being trolls on 4chan.

[–] EdibleFriend 1 points 6 months ago

It started out as something like that... I could have sworn it was poking holes in Holocaust denialism?