- FABNAQ
- acronym,
"Frequently Asked But Never Answered Question(s)". Originated by Tom Scharle.
- Fallacy
- (n) 1. Mode of
invalid argumentation which comprises the text of one's correspondents'
posts, and which is never seen in one's own. ;-)
- False dichotomy
-
(np) 1. The principle that since no one brought apples to the picnic,
pears must have been brought instead. Actually, though, everyone
brought potato salad exclusively. An interesting example of an
attempted false dichotomy usage was at the 1981 Arkansas Act 590 trial,
where one of the lawyers for Arkansas, whose name was Wilson, tried to
get Francisco Ayala to agree with the "two-model" argument. Ayala
replied, "My name is not not-Mr. Williams. This courtroom is filled
with people whose names are not not-Mr. Williams."
- Falsifiable
- (adj) 1.
As prescribed by Karl Popper, the property which is required for a theory(1) to be scientific. There
must be some test which can be performed that will indicate that the
theory is wrong. For example, the flat-Earth theory can be falsified
by circumnavigating the planet; the theory is thus scientific, although
falsified. Despite recent SciCre legal and propaganda
tactics, evolution is falsifiable.
- FAQ
- acronym, "Frequently
Answered Question(s)".
- Fedfil
- (n) 1. A hostname
of a machine connected to the Internet which was a host for an apparent
net parasite.
- Felt Effect of
Gravity
- (np) 1. The assertion that the gravitational
attraction attributable to earth's mass was offset in the past by the
close proximity of Saturn. The major evidence for this view is the
weightlifting ability of Kazmaier and the selected stories, legends,
and myths of certain nations. Used, if not originated, by Ted Holden.
- FGU
- acronym, "Frequently
Given-out Understanding", any of a number of illiterate writings
elsewhere described as FAQs, FRAs, FABNAQs, or jargon files. [den.,
Ted Holden, who gives as a vocalization guide for FGU the string "fugg-U"]
- FIF
- acronym, "Favorite
Incoming Flame". A bit of
derogatory rhetoric directed at a person which, due to its source, is
considered a compliment instead. For example, Chris Nedin often includes a
quote from Carl Wieland, a down-under SciCre-ist, in Nedin's signature,
stating, "How can Nedin be trusted?"
- Flame
- (n) [FAQ] 1. An
insult, put-down, or other invective aimed at another participant in a
discussion.
- Flame
- (v) [FAQ] 1. The act
of insulting, putting down, or lading with invective another party in a
discussion.
- Flood
- (n) 1. A lot of
standing water where it isn't usually encountered. [den., science] See
Flood, The. Examples include the
largest floods known from examination of geology, the "Spokane Flood"
or "Lake Missoula Flood", which was actually a repeated series of flood
events caused by glacial damming and release cycles that carved out the
"scablands" formations of eastern Washington state.
- Flood, The
- (np) [FAQ] 1.
The deluge which is related in Genesis chapter six and thereafter.
Syn., "the deluge", "the Noachian deluge", etc. [den., TAE] 2. The stuffing of a "newbie"'s
mailbox with FAQs and flames after a round of blithe
parroting of the TAE or SciCre party line. [conn., t.o. regulars] See irrefutable truth.
- ForTun
- (n) 1. Program
patterned after the "fortune" utility, which emits a short aphorism
with each invocation. ForTun, however, emits a short quote taken from
the posts of the noted SciCre
presence, Lionel Tun. For all that ForTun selects such quotes by chance from a collected database of
Tun-ian pearls, conversation with ForTun provides an eerie
verisimilitude in respect to conversation with Lionel. [Program named
and written by W. Kurt vonRoeschlaub.]
- FQA
- acronym, "Frequently
Questioned Answers".
- FRA
- acronym, "Frequently
Rebutted Assertion(s)".