Evidence Pataphysics

A pataphysical approach to evidence: constructing evidence that supports nothing, evidence for contradictory claims, or evidence that is perfectly valid but irrelevant. Evidence pataphysics might compile a dossier of “proof” that the moon is made of cheese, using real geological terminology applied to lunar samples. It exposes how evidence is always evidence‑for under a frame, and how the same evidence can be made to support almost anything with sufficient ingenuity.

Example: “Her evidence pataphysics project collected weather reports, dream journals, and soup recipes to prove that the Eiffel Tower was haunted. The evidence was real; the conclusion was pataphysical.”

Evidence Pataphysics by Abzugal May 22, 2026