https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/poes-law-hoaxes-and-gullibility/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 27 May 2026 16:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2014/07/poes-law-hoaxes-and-gullibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1325480 Chris C. Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:45:43 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=35532#comment-1325480 So often, I begin a conversation/argument and quickly realize that my opponent has reached his belief without recourse to anything resembling reason. That is, they are beliefs pure and simple. In that case, I feel justified (and a guilty pleasure it is, too) in escalating to Mockery Level Orange, if only to see whether that will elicit an actual evidence-based point, or hasten the rush into name-calling. It does save time.

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