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Nobel Savage Fallacy

Nobel Savage Fallacy (not to be confused with the Noble Savage Myth) is an error in reasoning by which incidental commonalities between modern scientific theory/technology and ancient cultural expressions are claimed to support a conclusion that the ancients must have had access to modern knowledge.

The fallacy is usually committed by those with an at best shallow understanding of either modern science, ancient cultures, or - frequently - both.

It is commonly committed by those seeking to bolster the foundations of their modern cultural hegemony by arguing that the purported central tenets of its ancient precursors were rationally developed, and any deviations from those traditional norms are movement away from the ostensibly scientific ideal.

It is also frequently deployed by charlatans attempting to sell products or services derived from ancient techniques, who wish to gain a veneer of scientific plausibility for their offerings - that they in no way deserve.
"No, dude, those symbols do not mean they had spaceships, even if they look a little bit like that rocket Bezos made - mistaking what is obviously a poorly-drawn penis for a spacecraft is just the Nobel Savage Fallacy!"

"Babe, Gwenyth can say whatever she likes - but stuffing that crystal up your coochie is not gonna cure anything, even if the Biddelonians have been doing it for centuries... yes, I've heard of phototherapy, but that crystal isn't gonna refract any light up there, it's just another Nobel Savage Fallacy!"
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Savage

What more could be said? Just fuckin savagery
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Amy Savage

Amy Savage /noun/ (Ay Sav, Sav, Savage, Sav Rocca) 1. Coolest kid in a populated area. 2. Maximum possible level of being cool. 3. Gangster with pure skux.
One day I hope to be an Amy Savage.
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sophisticated savage

high degree of complexity, subtle… cool calm collective with a hint of aggression
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Gangster Savage

Someone who is not only a gangster but also a savage. The two out together is a undeniable and undefeated force. 1/10 recommend fucking with them.
That’s Sierre girl is a Gangster Savage.
by ARealGangsterSavage June 1, 2021
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savage video birds

Birds that ruin you video
All of the kids: Lets make a video!

Okay!

3 seconds later...

savage video birds come in and mess up recording.

F**K YOU BIRDS!
by sHadybo1 April 21, 2020
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Savage

Person 1: aye you see that girl over there she seems like such a freaking savage

Person 2: oh yeah that’s Shannon Joyce the most sav savage of them all she’s a friar too! Girls literally a walking savage!
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