The term was coined by Gaming Steve Message Board member Logan Felipe in a thread discussing evolution*. The law is named after "the State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes", a court case that provides a well documented, real world example of the law in action. The law's creation was also partially inspired by Godwin's Law.
*Note: This entry is not in any way intended to reflect the views and opinions of the Gaming Steve Message Board. All views expressed belong solely to Logan Felipe.
*Note: This entry is not in any way intended to reflect the views and opinions of the Gaming Steve Message Board. All views expressed belong solely to Logan Felipe.
The Scopes Law states: "When discussing evolution in the presence of a creationist, the discussion always becomes a religious debate".
by Logan Felipe November 2, 2008
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Consider Wilson's law as of opposite of Pareidolia, Mimicry, etc; Pattern recognition not at fault, drop hook with bait of what recon as rare thyself, hope can pull that fish up-board for: rarity spews back when measured by closed loop feedback.
by Valandstanandtomandandy December 2, 2009
Get the Wilson's law mug.The unwritten law of physics that states that a falling object must always be out of your grasp when you try to pick it up.
by pentozali May 1, 2007
Get the Fallsworth's Law mug.People who say stuff that for Example. "Why is X complaining about Y?" Yet, they never show proof of it.
But when you ask them for proof they never show it and say something like "I found it on a forum somewhere." But they never post screenshots of said thing.
But when you ask them for proof they never show it and say something like "I found it on a forum somewhere." But they never post screenshots of said thing.
Person 1: Why are people complaining about Insert something here.
Person 2: I checked but, nobody is complaining about it.
Person 1: That's because i found it somewhere on an forum.
Person 2: You must of skipped a few comments because i did see it somewhere!
Person 1: Citation is needed, this is Victor's Law. You show now proof and now no one will believe you.
Person 2: I checked but, nobody is complaining about it.
Person 1: That's because i found it somewhere on an forum.
Person 2: You must of skipped a few comments because i did see it somewhere!
Person 1: Citation is needed, this is Victor's Law. You show now proof and now no one will believe you.
by SomeRandomNobody February 8, 2017
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Murphy's Law states that anything which can go wrong, will go wrong.
Lawrence's Law states that everything will find a way to go wrong.
First proposed in 1990 at Argonne National Laboratory after the unexpected failure of a particle accelerator
Murphy's Law states that anything which can go wrong, will go wrong.
Lawrence's Law states that everything will find a way to go wrong.
First proposed in 1990 at Argonne National Laboratory after the unexpected failure of a particle accelerator
Not only did we have a missle failure due to the fuel cut-off override, which was predicted with a 5% probability of occuring, The payload also struck a goose, which had a 0% probability of occurring, an example of Lawrence's Law at work.
by richardttu April 17, 2009
Get the Lawrence's Law mug.The Bacon Law as it is known states that when someone doesn't want bacon they are wrong and bacon is right.
When someone doesn't want bacon you have the right to invoke the bacon law which automatically makes them wrong.
Oh you don't want bacon? Bacon Law states that you are wrong!
Oh you don't want bacon? Bacon Law states that you are wrong!
by lady lover 2000 December 9, 2012
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The gas prices just went up another dollar, and Bush was recently seen circling the White House in a large bunny suit. Now This, is a bunch of hoop-law.
by gracie:) August 2, 2008
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