First, a definition of Godwin's Law:
Godwin's law (also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies or Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies [1] [2] ) is a humorous observation made by Mike Godwin in 1990 [2] that has become an Internet adage. It states: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." [2] [3] In other words, Godwin observed that, given enough time, in any online discussion—regardless of topic or scope—someone inevitably criticizes some point made in the discussion by comparing it to beliefs held by Hitler and the Nazis
Now to the point. This is not my original idea--Cofty gets credit.
We have all noticed on JWN, that given enough time, a discussion often ends up with one poster accusing other posters of still thinking like JW's. Disagree in politics? That's because ONE of you still thinks like a JW. Disagree in religion? We SOMEBODY is still thinking like a JW.
I have always found this accusation offensive, considering the forum and the fact that all of us here have to some degree broken away from the cult. And yet the accusation continues to fly. Cofty mentioned on another thread that we should come up with a name for it. I thought that was a great idea---if for any other reason---to save me a lengthy post criticizing the accusation. So we need a name.
Any suggestions?
I would simply call it Cofty's Law---since he brought it up.
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