Definitions by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal

Coincidenciomania

An obsessive, pathological version of coincidentification, where every perceived pattern is automatically dismissed as coincidence without investigation. Coincidenciomania is common in debunking communities, where the default explanation for any anomalous pattern is “random chance.” Practitioners refuse to compute probabilities, demand impossible levels of evidence, and treat any claim of non‑randomness as “paranoid.” Critics argue that coincidenciomania is itself a form of irrationality: if everything is coincidence, then nothing can be learned from observation. It is a dogmatic refusal to see structure.

Coincidenciomania Example: “The coincidenciomaniac dismissed the six identical crashes at the same intersection as ‘coincidence,’ refusing to examine the blind curve or the missing sign. His denialism cost lives.”

Coincidenciomania by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 6, 2026

Coincidentification

The act of explaining away any pattern, correlation, or meaningful connection as mere coincidence. Coincidentification dismisses evidence of causality, synchronicity, or design as “just chance,” often without statistical or logical analysis. It is common in hyper‑skeptic circles, where any suggestion of non‑random structure is met with “that’s a coincidence.” Critics argue that coincidentification is a form of cognitive laziness: it avoids investigating the pattern. It also ignores that coincidences can be real and informative (e.g., rare alignments that signal causation). It is the opposite of apophenia.

Coincidentification Example: “He coincidentified the repeated failures of the bridge as ‘just bad luck,’ ignoring the engineering reports. His dismissal delayed repairs until the collapse. Coincidence was not a safety strategy.”

Coincidentification by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 6, 2026

Eliminativomania

An obsessive, fanatical version of eliminativication, where the eliminator actively tries to purge all non‑scientific concepts from language, thought, and culture. Eliminativomania is common in online rationalist communities, where participants are encouraged to stop using words like “meaning,” “purpose,” or “free will” as if they were viruses. Critics argue that this is impossible to live by: even the most ardent eliminativomaniac still uses folk psychology to navigate traffic, relationships, and coffee orders. It is a performative contradiction.

Eliminativomania Example: “The eliminativomaniac tried to purge ‘love’ from his vocabulary, replacing it with ‘attachment behavior.’ His partner left him. He had eliminated the referent, not just the word.”

Eliminativomania by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 6, 2026

Eliminativication

The program of eliminating from our ontology any entity, property, or process that cannot be reduced to the vocabulary of the natural sciences. It includes eliminative materialism (eliminating mental states like beliefs, desires, and consciousness as “folk psychology”), eliminativism about free will, and eliminativism about meaning. Eliminativication is common in radical reductionist philosophy and neuroscience. Critics argue that it is a form of intellectual violence: it denies the reality of lived experience. Moreover, eliminativication is self‑refuting: if beliefs don’t exist, then the belief in eliminativication doesn’t exist either.

Eliminativication Example: “The eliminativicator declared that ‘thoughts don’t exist, only neurons.’ When asked what he was thinking, he said ‘neural firing patterns.’ He had eliminated himself from the conversation.”

Eliminativication by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 6, 2026

Naturalomania

An extreme, dogmatic version of naturalification, where everything is reduced to nature, and any appeal to culture, convention, or freedom is dismissed as “supernatural” or “anti‑science.” Naturalomania is common in strong‑restricted physicalism and some anti‑humanist circles. It denies the reality of social constructions (money, law, marriage) as mere illusions. Critics argue that naturalomania is itself a social construction—a product of a particular historical moment and culture. It is a form of reductionism that cannot account for its own emergence.

Naturalomania Example: “The naturalomaniac claimed that money is ‘just paper’ and that value is an illusion. He tried to buy coffee with this insight. The barista did not agree.”

Naturalomania by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 6, 2026

Naturalification

The act of explaining all phenomena, including human society, culture, and mind, as natural phenomena subject to the same laws as physical nature. Naturalification erases the distinction between nature and society, reducing social facts to biological or physical facts. It is common in sociobiology, evolutionary psychology, and some strains of materialism. Critics argue that naturalification commits the naturalistic fallacy: what is natural is not necessarily good, and human culture often transcends biological imperatives. It also ignores that social facts are real but not reducible to nature.

Naturalification Example: “The naturalifier explained patriarchy as ‘evolved male dominance strategies,’ ignoring that many societies have been matrilineal or egalitarian. He mistook current social arrangements for eternal nature.”

Naturalification by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 6, 2026

Empiromania

An obsessive, extreme version of empirification, where empirical evidence is treated as the only legitimate form of evidence, and any appeal to reason, intuition, or testimony is dismissed as “unscientific.” Empiromania is common in hard‑narrow scientism and some medical research communities. It leads to paradoxes: the claim that “only empirical evidence counts” cannot be empirically proven, so it must be false by its own standard. Critics argue that empiromania is a form of intellectual self‑harm, crippling the ability to reason about values, logic, and even science itself.

Empiromania Example: “The empiromaniac refused to believe that the earth orbits the sun until he saw it from space. He dismissed centuries of mathematical reasoning and inference. He was still waiting.”

Empiromania by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 6, 2026