Falseism

From Falsipedia

Falseism is also known as Falsism

Origin of Falseism

The belief in the great falsehood of the universe. This religion was first founded in the 7 Century by Greek philosopher Icarus Falsimus, a renegade philosopher who took pride in his ability to disagree with everything and everyone, Icarus was involved in many lively debates that often ended in brutal brawls. One such rumored brawl was between the famed Aristotle and himself, where Falsimus declared the phrase “I think, therefore I am,” was false under the simple argument that you have to exist in order to possess cognitive thought. This debate escalated until the mild mannered Aristotle had enough and sucker punched Falsimus, and then continued to throttle him until he was unconscious. Upon awakening Falsimus declared that he had a vision which laid out the basis of his new faith. He also uttered one of his most profound philosophical sayings, “The brutality of man is a true sign that he is and forever will be the same as any other living beast.”

Some of the most fundamental beliefs of Falseism are as follows:

• The world isn't a beautiful place, because of the abundance of ugly creatures and plant life that exist on it.
• The Gods don't like us, don't want us and plot to overthrow us and that is why nature is bent on destroying us.
• People who think they can explain the world around them have only convinced themselves of their own lies.
• Not believing in anything but believing in nothing is the only way to truly live.
• If you make up what is true then you know what you need to know.
• One can never truly believe that which they are taught, because who is to say that someone else didn't make it up.
• Look not for truth, but look beyond truth to the false, here lies the fabric of the universe.

Falseism never really caught on during Icarus's time mainly due to the prevailing pantheistic religion of the time. It did however survive on the fringe of society, like many of the other cults that spawned around singular concepts. The spirit of the religion carried on through the centuries finding revivalists in every era of history. Any culture based around the pursuit of truth also had the denial of Falseism.

The Golden Age of Falseism

It wasn't until the rise of Pseudo Falseism or the Pseudodoxian Order, in the 17th century that Falseism finally obtained a foothold in the mainstream public. It was a young scientist by the name of Dionysius Lardner, who would became known as the father of Modern Falseism. Lardner penned an extensive 132-volume collection known as the Cabinet Cyclopedia in which he took painstaking efforts to disprove such subjects as Mathematics, Physics, Electricity, and Technology as a whole. Lardner was mocked by his contemporaries such as Charles Dickens, William Makespear and Samuel Hall, all well known writers, playwrights and gentlemen scholars of their time. Lardner did find an unlikely alley, in the Roman Catholic Church, who also did not like the new world of technology and saw it as an affront to God, they decided to help get Lardner's masterpiece to as many devout followers as they could. It was this that helped thrust the basic principles of Falseism into the mainstream, which latter would turn disastrous, due to the rise of conservatism in the Catholic church, who would later uncover the alliance between Falseism and Catholicism and deem it an affront to God. Lardner was tried for heresy and sentence to spend the rest of his life in prison, where he died of pneumonia, a disease which he had said never existed and thus remaining a Falseist until the very end.

Falseism in the Modern Age

Although Falseism isn't widely practiced today, its influence can still be seen in every aspect of popular culture, especially politics. From the denial of Global Warming to the belief that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, it can easily be argued that the ideals of Falseism are alive and well. It has even been said that President George W. Bush is a secret practitioner of Falseist ideas, though most Falseists don't actually believe in George W. Bush. Other areas of modern culture that Falseism influences consists of the Internet, the film industry, television, religions, the fashion industry and the music industry, anything that tries to sway popular thought or strives to inform you of ideas that are not your own are guilty of pushing a Falseist agenda. Falseism has so permeated every aspect of human culture that it is no longer safe to believe anything. The world is a very dark place and only getting darker, do not buy into the void of Falseism, reject what you have learned and what you have been taught to believe and hope may again be restored.