Friday, September 19, 2008

Revised Godwin's Law

Revised Godwin's Law (now renamed as GodNoWin's law) :

"As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of it turning into an argument regarding the existence of God approaches one."

Case study here.

This law has been so named because once a debate has reached that asymptotic state of ineffectual equilibrium, it turns into a no-win situation for either debater because of :

1.> Pro-God faction beginning to think and say ungodly things about anti-God faction.
2.> Anti-God faction wishing there were a God and that He would rain lightning upon Pro-God faction.

2 comments:

RobRoy said...

I prefer Poe's Law on the subject.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law#N.E2.80.93Q

gawker said...

For a moment there I thought my law had already been discovered. Another day another disappointment.