separate but equal

When you give someone a blowjob while simultaneously having your entire fist in your own mouth.

Crater said "Last night my girlfriend gave me a separate but equal."

by itssojoever May 26, 2025

A conversation between equals

You didn't want to be equal! You wanted to be authoritative wisdom guy that eveyone has to respect and listen to!

Hym "A conversation between equals... That's not an allusion to me, is it? Because, like, I don't consider you equal, therefore, you're justified in excluding me? Because you didn't think we were equal, initially. You though I was incompetent incel schizoid and that you were extra-special competent prophet. AND NOW THAT IT CLEAR THAT EQUALITY ISN'T EVEN POSSIBLE BETWEEN ME AND ANYONE ELSE... NOW... You care about EQUALITY. You were just saying incels were weasels and reprehensible. And then Piers Morgan called them deplorable and you did a complete 180⁰. And said we shouldn't be piling on. And NOW... That I DON'T THINK YOU... Are equal... Well now MY POSITION ON EQUALITY is (somehow) the problem. NOT BACK WHEN YOU WERE ARGUABLY THE BETTER ONE... Now that it's ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY clear who the better one is.... NOW I NEED TO START CONSIDERING PEOPLE MY EQUALS... But only NOW... After I created A.I. after years of being mocked, harassed, and shamed.... Now we're equal... That's what you want from me now?"

by Hym Iam May 15, 2024

Unfalsifiability Does Not Equal False

A critical epistemological reminder that the inability to test or potentially disprove a claim does not automatically make that claim false. Unfalsifiability means the claim is structured in a way that resists empirical testing—it doesn't mean the claim is incorrect, meaningless, or worthless. Many important domains involve unfalsifiable claims: metaphysical beliefs, aesthetic judgments, ethical principles, mathematical axioms, and personal experiences. The statement "unfalsifiable claims are false" is itself unfalsifiable—a performative contradiction. The reminder is crucial in debates where skeptics demand falsifiability as the only criterion for truth, ignoring that falsifiability is a criterion for scientific claims, not for all claims. Unfalsifiable doesn't mean false—it means different standards apply.

"You say your spiritual experience is real. Skeptic demands: 'Prove it's false!' That's missing the point. Unfalsifiability Does Not Equal False—it means your claim isn't the kind that gets settled by experiments. Demanding falsifiability from a mystical experience is like demanding a fish to climb a tree. The claim might be true, might be false—but unfalsifiability alone doesn't decide."

by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Conspiracy Theory Equals False Fallacy

The blanket assertion that any claim labeled a "conspiracy theory" is automatically false. This is fallacious because it prejudges claims based on category rather than evidence. While many conspiracy theories are indeed false, some have been proven true, and the category itself is too vague and politically charged to serve as a reliable truth indicator. The fallacy functions as intellectual closure—deciding in advance what can't be true, rather than investigating what might be.

Conspiracy Theory Equals False Fallacy "They wouldn't even look at the documents. 'It's a conspiracy theory, so it's false.' That's Conspiracy Theory Equals False Fallacy—pre-judging by label, not evidence. But governments have conspired; agencies have lied. The label doesn't determine truth—investigation does. Using the label to avoid investigation is the opposite of skepticism."

by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Postmodernism Equals False Fallacy

The blanket assertion that any claim associated with "postmodernism" is automatically false, confused, or dangerous. The fallacy lies in treating a diverse, complex intellectual tradition as a monolithic error, and in using the label as a refutation rather than engaging specific ideas. "That's just postmodernism" becomes a conversation-ender, as if naming the tradition does the work of critique. But postmodernism includes many thinkers with different views; some may be right, some wrong, most complex. The label isn't the argument.

Postmodernism Equals False Fallacy "I mentioned that knowledge might be socially constructed. Response: 'That's just postmodern nonsense!' That's Postmodernism Equals False Fallacy—using the label as a dismissal. But the social construction of knowledge is a serious claim with evidence behind it. Whether it's 'postmodern' or not doesn't determine its truth. The label isn't the logic."

by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Relativism Equals False Fallacy

The blanket assertion that any claim associated with "relativism" is automatically false, self-refuting, or dangerous. The fallacy lies in treating relativism as a unitary error rather than a family of positions with different strengths and weaknesses, and in using the label as a refutation rather than engaging specific arguments. Some forms of relativism may be coherent; some may be true in certain domains. The label doesn't settle the question—argument does.

Relativism Equals False Fallacy "I suggested that different cultures might have different valid moral frameworks. Response: 'That's just relativism, which is obviously false!' That's Relativism Equals False Fallacy—using the label as a refutation. But moral relativism is a serious position with sophisticated defenders. Calling it 'relativism' doesn't refute it; arguing against it does. The label is not the logic."

by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Pseudoscience Equals False Fallacy

The blanket assertion that any claim labeled "pseudoscience" is automatically false, worthless, or beyond consideration. The fallacy lies in treating a methodological judgment (this doesn't meet scientific standards) as a truth judgment (this is false). But pseudoscience can contain true claims—astrology includes accurate psychological insights; homeopathy might include placebo effects that are real; ancient traditions often have empirical knowledge embedded in non-scientific frameworks. The label "pseudoscience" describes relationship to scientific method, not truth value. Using it as a synonym for "false" is category error dressed as critique.

Pseudoscience Equals False Fallacy "They dismissed acupuncture entirely with 'it's pseudoscience, so it's false.' That's Pseudoscience Equals False Fallacy. But acupuncture might work for some conditions, even if the traditional explanation isn't scientific. 'Pseudoscience' describes the framework, not the outcome. Truth doesn't require scientific packaging; dismissing everything in the package because the package isn't scientific is throwing out babies with bathwater."

by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026