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| − | '''Discordianism''' is the modern religion worshipping [[Eris]] | + | '''Discordianism''' is the modern religion worshipping [[Eris]] Discordia, the Greco-Roman Goddess of [[Chaos]]. |
| − | Discordianism is a [[ | + | Discordianism is a [[fun:Ha Ha Only Serious|Ha Ha Only Serious]] "joke", using humor to subversively spread what its members regard as a valid philosophy. To keep said beliefs from becoming dangerous fanaticism, they rely on self-subverting Dada-Zen humor, with varying degrees of success. |
The basic tenets of Discordianism (Somewhat oversimplified) are: | The basic tenets of Discordianism (Somewhat oversimplified) are: | ||
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* There is an overabundance of order in the world, which must be countered by chaos. | * There is an overabundance of order in the world, which must be countered by chaos. | ||
* Reality is composed mostly of Chaos, which humans falsely perceive as Order through varying Reality Grids. Learning to change grids is the first step towards discarding them altogether and achieving Illumination. | * Reality is composed mostly of Chaos, which humans falsely perceive as Order through varying Reality Grids. Learning to change grids is the first step towards discarding them altogether and achieving Illumination. | ||
| − | * All phenomena tend to occur in [[ | + | * All phenomena tend to occur in [[fun:Five|fives]] or be somehow related to the number 5. |
* You must not eat Hot Dog Buns. | * You must not eat Hot Dog Buns. | ||
* Don't believe anything you read. | * Don't believe anything you read. | ||
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The Discordian Society remains active to this day, opposing the Illuminati and other conspiracies, mostly by attempting to jam their plans with misinformation and loosen their grip on the collective brainstem of humanity via bizarre pranks, such as Operation Mindfuck and Project Jake. | The Discordian Society remains active to this day, opposing the Illuminati and other conspiracies, mostly by attempting to jam their plans with misinformation and loosen their grip on the collective brainstem of humanity via bizarre pranks, such as Operation Mindfuck and Project Jake. | ||
| − | Ironically, Discordian groups, or Cabals, tend to be ostenably extremely hierarchical, with members having elaborate titles and degrees, similar to the Masons or the Catholic Church. Typical] titles include things like "The Omnibenevolent Polyfather of Virginity in Gold", "Archbeacon of the Blind", or "Keeper of the Notary Sojak". The commonest rank among Discordians is [[Pope]]. Due to | + | Ironically, Discordian groups, or Cabals, tend to be ostenably extremely hierarchical, with members having elaborate titles and degrees, similar to the Masons or the Catholic Church. Typical] titles include things like "The Omnibenevolent Polyfather of Virginity in Gold", "Archbeacon of the Blind", or "Keeper of the Notary Sojak". The commonest rank among Discordians is [[Pope]]. Due to Project Pan-Pontification, there are now more that 2 million Discordian Popes, and they don't plan to stop until every last man, woman, child, and good-looking dog is a Pope. |
Do You Believe That? | Do You Believe That? | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 14 September 2007
Discordianism is the modern religion worshipping Eris Discordia, the Greco-Roman Goddess of Chaos.
Discordianism is a Ha Ha Only Serious "joke", using humor to subversively spread what its members regard as a valid philosophy. To keep said beliefs from becoming dangerous fanaticism, they rely on self-subverting Dada-Zen humor, with varying degrees of success.
The basic tenets of Discordianism (Somewhat oversimplified) are:
- There is an overabundance of order in the world, which must be countered by chaos.
- Reality is composed mostly of Chaos, which humans falsely perceive as Order through varying Reality Grids. Learning to change grids is the first step towards discarding them altogether and achieving Illumination.
- All phenomena tend to occur in fives or be somehow related to the number 5.
- You must not eat Hot Dog Buns.
- Don't believe anything you read.
The worship of Eris proved quite popular with Hippies and other members of the counterculture, whose disrespect for authority figures meshed well with the Discordian vision of utopian anarchy.
The Discordian Society remains active to this day, opposing the Illuminati and other conspiracies, mostly by attempting to jam their plans with misinformation and loosen their grip on the collective brainstem of humanity via bizarre pranks, such as Operation Mindfuck and Project Jake.
Ironically, Discordian groups, or Cabals, tend to be ostenably extremely hierarchical, with members having elaborate titles and degrees, similar to the Masons or the Catholic Church. Typical] titles include things like "The Omnibenevolent Polyfather of Virginity in Gold", "Archbeacon of the Blind", or "Keeper of the Notary Sojak". The commonest rank among Discordians is Pope. Due to Project Pan-Pontification, there are now more that 2 million Discordian Popes, and they don't plan to stop until every last man, woman, child, and good-looking dog is a Pope.
Do You Believe That?
The Church of the SubGenius may be a successor. Or it may be a heresy. Or it may be a cheap knock-off. Or maybe even a not-so-cheap knock-off (when was the last time a Discordian asked you for five dollars?).
A non-Discordian parable which may still help explain why Discordianism is popular amongst some types of computer geeks:
“”A doctor, an architect, and a computer scientist were arguing about whose profession was the oldest. In the course of their arguments, they got all the way back to the Garden of Eden, whereupon the doctor said, "The medical profession is clearly the oldest, because Eve was made from Adam's rib, as the story goes, and that was a simply incredible surgical feat." The architect did not agree. He said, "But if you look at the Garden itself, in the beginning there was chaos and void, and out of that, the Garden and the world were created. So God must have been an architect." The computer scientist, who had listened to all of this said, "Yes, but where do you think the chaos came from?"[1]
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Subcultures Dependent on Discordian Principles
This website.
Outside links
The Principia Discordia, or How I Found Goddess And What I Did To Her When I Found Her
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