Introducing Conservapedia

(I’ve been swamped with uni and will be for 2 more weeks so posts are sparser and lighter.) If you haven’t heard of Conservapedia, give it a visit — it’s wonderfully amusing. Built on the same software as Wikipedia. It’s supposed to be an alternative to Wikipedia since Wikipedia is so obviously anti-conservative (eg. Wikipedia doesn’t flat-out state that evolution is a conspiracy theory).

Conservapedia truly exemplifies Poe’s Law. When I first saw it, I was sure it was a great parody. I mean even going by article titles, who can make up something better than http://www.conservapedia.com/Suppression_of_alternatives_to_evolution? But alas, alas, the website is all too real.

A 3 min inspection of the site reveals an interesting selection of articles:

• Homosexuality and biblical interpretation

• Homosexuality and the Bible
• Causes of Homosexuality
• Religious Upbringing and Culture Affects Rates of Homosexuality
• Sexual Abuse Being a Contributing Factor for Homosexuality
• Homosexuality and Choice
• Overcoming Homosexuality
• Homosexuality and Health
• Homosexual Couples and Domestic Violence
• Homosexuality and Murders
• Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use
• Homosexual Agenda
• Homosexuality and Mental Health
• Homosexuality and Gonorrhea
• Homosexuality and Parasites
• Homosexuality and Hepatitis
• Gay Bowel Syndrome
• Homosexuality and Smoking
• Homosexuality and Anal Cancer
• Lesbianism and Obesity
• Homosexual circuit parties and disease
• Homosexuality in Schools
• Homosexual Public Indecency Tolerated in San Francisco
• Homosexuality in Animals Myth

Now, something tells me they might have some kind of agenda. But I’m not sure what it could be. Any ideas?

PS. The concept behind this Wikipedia article is also a classic.