Principia Discordia

Principia Discordia => Apple Talk => Topic started by: Telarus on October 13, 2009, 04:34:00 AM

Title: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Telarus on October 13, 2009, 04:34:00 AM
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1794/9336/Thesis%20Laurel%20Narizny.pdf?sequence=1

Judging from the abstract, this Laurel person (http://www.facebook.com/people/Laurel-Narizny/11515082) is on the correct Motorcycle.

-=Presented to the Department of Religious Studies
And the Honors College of the University of Oregon
In partial fulfillment of the requirements
For the degree of
Bachelor of Arts
June 2009=-

Abstract: Not all spiritual activity is commonly acknowledged as "religion." In a broad sense, religion is defined as the various ways humans negotiate their relationships with the transcendent, whether alone or in communities. The struggle to reconcile traditional pre-modern religious ideas about the world with the postmodern worldview, heavily influenced by the "deep play" that uses humor to break the hold of logic on the human mind, has given rise in the past sixty years to a new phenomenon: joke religions. A synthesis of occulture, counterculture, carnivalesque inversion, and vernacular reactions to institutional religions, joke religions are "authentic fakes" that are simultaneously authentic religions and humorous satires of other religions. They can be subdivided into satirical religions such as Discordianism—sincere religions, focused heavily on deep play, that can provide genuine religious experiences—and parody religions such as the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster—insincere, atheistic, extended parodies. Since there are virtually no scholarly works about joke religions as of yet, this paper is intended to be a starting point for future research.

EDIT: Oh, yeah. I found this by googling 'radiofreediscordia.org'..........
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: The Good Reverend Roger on October 13, 2009, 04:57:11 AM
I am mortally offended.

To whom do I complain?  Or even challenge to a duel?
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Cramulus on October 13, 2009, 06:28:47 AM
*marks for later reading*
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Requia ☣ on October 13, 2009, 07:33:07 AM
He cites the wikipedia talk page. 

The talk page.   :lulz:
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: BabylonHoruv on October 13, 2009, 11:08:02 AM
I note PD gets short shrift as the home of a copy of the principia itself and the radio station but no mention is made of the forums or black iron prison.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Lies on October 13, 2009, 11:26:57 AM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 13, 2009, 07:33:07 AM
SHe cites the wikipedia talk page. 

The talk page.   :lulz:
fixt
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Faust on October 13, 2009, 11:47:56 AM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 13, 2009, 07:33:07 AM
He cites the wikipedia talk page.  

The talk page.   :lulz:
Actually I can see that being more credible then the actual article.
It could be used to show discordians in discussions while the article is just piss.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Suu on October 13, 2009, 03:09:52 PM
Please note this is an undergrad study and not a graduate study. Of course it's going to suck. Homegirl probably just wants to pass with a C so she can go back to blowing frat boys on her parent's dime.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: LMNO on October 13, 2009, 03:11:27 PM
Well, she needs to learn how to do it somehow...
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Suu on October 13, 2009, 03:13:07 PM
Yeah, somewhere along the line I realized I did college wrong.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: LMNO on October 13, 2009, 03:19:40 PM
Too many blowjobs, or not enough?
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Suu on October 13, 2009, 03:23:20 PM
All I did was go to class, go to practice, and go to work. There wasn't much time for anything else.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: LMNO on October 13, 2009, 03:26:01 PM
Quote from: LMNO on October 13, 2009, 03:19:40 PM
Too many blowjobs, or not enough?
Quote from: Suu on October 13, 2009, 03:23:20 PM
All I did was go to class, go to practice, and go to work. There wasn't much time for anything else.


The conclusion draws itself.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Suu on October 13, 2009, 03:27:48 PM
NCAA Division I Sports: Do NOT fuck around, or you're going home to community college.  :x
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Triple Zero on October 13, 2009, 05:44:41 PM
Quote from: ☂Faust☂ on October 13, 2009, 11:47:56 AM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 13, 2009, 07:33:07 AM
He cites the wikipedia talk page.  

The talk page.   :lulz:
Actually I can see that being more credible then the actual article.
It could be used to show discordians in discussions while the article is just piss.

This is true.

I tried to make the article on Simple Wikipedia a bit more accurate (it's not as heavily moderated), but I'm not sure if it's still the same.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Requia ☣ on October 13, 2009, 06:05:17 PM
Quote from: ☂Faust☂ on October 13, 2009, 11:47:56 AM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 13, 2009, 07:33:07 AM
He cites the wikipedia talk page.  

The talk page.   :lulz:
Actually I can see that being more credible then the actual article.
It could be used to show discordians in discussions while the article is just piss.

Its not between discordians*.  I mean it might be but the quoted bits appear as people discussing the beliefs of adherents to parody religions.  Though now that I read it while less sleep deprived it works much better in context.

*There is some stuff that is quoting discordians on wikipedia talk pages, but the bit I was laughing about wasn't that.
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: AFK on October 13, 2009, 06:12:27 PM
Heh, Discordian section starts on page 23. 
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Cramulus on October 13, 2009, 06:52:47 PM
see also:

masters dissertations on Discordia et al

http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/chaos/texts/neophile.html
Title: Re: HAHA, Only Serious: A Preliminary Study of Joke Religions
Post by: Mesozoic Mister Nigel on October 14, 2009, 02:49:12 AM
Quote from: Cramulus on October 13, 2009, 06:52:47 PM
see also:

masters dissertations on Discordia et al

http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/chaos/texts/neophile.html

Oh yeah, that. I wonder if she knows about it?