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[[Image:EdwardCurrent - Checkmate, Atheists!.jpg|thumb|[[Edward Current]] is often mistaken for a real fundamentalist Christan by [[YouTube]] users.]]
[[Image:EdwardCurrent - Checkmate, Atheists!.jpg|thumb|Edward Current is often mistaken for a real fundamentalist Christan by [[YouTube]] users.]]
'''Poe's law''' is a humorous law formulated by Nathan Poe, which states that:
'''Poe's law''' is a humorous law formulated by Nathan Poe, which states that:


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==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Godwin's law]]
* [[Godwin's law]]
==External links==
* [http://www.landoverbaptist.org The Landover Baptist Church], a satirical church website that is hardly different from a real fundamentalist church.


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Latest revision as of 15:14, 19 August 2015

Edward Current is often mistaken for a real fundamentalist Christan by YouTube users.

Poe's law is a humorous law formulated by Nathan Poe, which states that:

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

It is a comment on the wide range of extreme and, many might say, insane opinions expressed by religious fundamentalists, especially on the Internet.

Parody often works by exaggerating the salient features of a person or situation beyond reasonable bounds. Poe's law says that there are no bounds to what fundamentalists will say, and therefore they are impossible to parody.

Although this law is typically applied to religious fundamentalists, it is also sometimes applied to conspiracy theorists and fringe political groups.

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