Poe's Law

[LARA]

Any threads on Poe's Law before?

"Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing." -Nathan Poe

http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Poe's_Law

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... =Poe's+Law


Any tips on recognizing parody as opposed to honest-to-Yaweh, forthright religious conviction?

[curiosityandthecat]

The only way I've found is to be thoroughly knowledgeable with the different religions, denominations, sects and groups, as well as their teachings, beliefs and superstitions.

Or just assume that everything's a joke until you figure out otherwise.   "Fiction until proven non-fiction."