paradox

a statement that appears to be self-contradictory but may actually be true

You can't change who you are unless you want to, but whether you want to is part of who you are. Some paradox.

by yorrick hunt January 24, 2008

The Midwit Paradox

The Midwit Paradox is a phenomenon where a midwit or group of midwits cannot understand an out groups arguments, because they can't spot fallacious arguments that they and their own in group makes. How can anyone expect them to understand out group concepts & ideas when they can't spot the most blatant and openly fallacious mistakes of their own ideas?

Example of The Midwit Paradox:

Midwit: Significant disparities between racial groups can only be indicative of environmental or genetic reasons, and that any environmental factor must be racism!
Rationalist: That's a black & white fallacy. That is erroneous because many environmental factors such as culture, religion, and the differing traditional values, or various nuances that come with them are based on free choice. Anyone spouting what you are arguing via reductio ad absurdum would be forced to conclude that free will is somehow racist... which is ridiculous.
Midwit: No it's not, you're just rambling nonsense! The experts agree with me! That's not the consensus! SOUUUURRRCEEE? You're bad and a newtsee! Anyone else who agrees with you is also bad and a newtsee/boogeyman! REEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Rationalist: *Facepalm*

by ApplesPotatoGardner October 17, 2023

the black parade

Where I want to go when I die.

"where do you want to go when you die?"
"the black parade, bitch!"

by jesushatesme August 3, 2009

paradise city

A song by Guns n Roses that HAS to be played at maximum volume.

What the hell are you doing listening to Paradise City on headphones?

by catman1229 November 1, 2003

slut parade

downtown Scottsdale AZ on weekends is so heavily infused with girls who have rich parents that dress slutty and scamper across streets in painfully high heels. They never use crosswalks and they travel in large packs followed by a douchenozzle. There are tons of sorostitutes from ASU and twenty-somethings already twice-divorced.

I was trying to creep through the slut parade down by Scottsdale Road and a guy yelled "hey slut!" and the girl in my car was sending thoughts to the girl on the street (don'tturnarounddon'tturnaround) but of course the girl turned around like it was her given name. What a beautiful city.

by intellektualspew March 4, 2011

The Quarantine Time Paradox

The laws of the space and time continuum do not apply to the universe during quarantine. 'Time' is in league with the coronavirus and deliberately shits itself every now and then in an effort to fuck your brain up even more than it already is.

March 5 : *blinks*
April 21: *opens*
Me: "Holy fuckermoli what happened in the last month"
Friend: "Couldn't tell you mate, The Quarantine Time Paradox is playing tricks on us again"

by monkeykaka April 20, 2020

Flat Sparkling Water Paradox

The Flat Sparkling Water Paradox is a VERY well known hypothesis that the only true way to describe sparkling water is by describing it as flat water.

Which some people would just say is still water but they would in fact be incorrect. This is because despite the flat taste of sparkling water, it is still carbonated, therefore, meaning it is still sparkling water.

So as a result of this carbonated beverage tasting flat we come to the understanding that this is indeed the Flat Sparkling Water Paradox.

Friend 1: This sparkling water tastes awful, it just tastes like flat water.

Friend 2: That makes no sense but also hundreds of sense at the same time.

Friend 1: Wow that sounds like some real Flat Sparkling Water Paradox

by SparklingWaterResearcher May 16, 2022