MoribundMurdoch's definitions

Schrödinger's Volcano

A new take on the famous thought experiment, Schrödinger's cat, that illustrates a paradox of quantum superposition. Inbrought by the undisputed masterpiece "TOO MUCH VOLCANO!" , & its confusion inbrought by Natsuki's lyrics describing the Aso Kujū National Park volcano situation. Natsuki mentioned that there is too much volcano & that there is no volcano? Many theorize that the answer is that it's "TOO MUCH VOLCANO!" given that the song is titled "TOO MUCH VOLCANO!".

Neglected gas stoves left on with candles abutting are like Schrödinger's Volcano: until you check in, they exist as both exploded & non-exploded .

by MoribundMurdoch June 22, 2021

Closeted Libertarian

Libertarian people who have not disclosed their ideological orientation or political identity and aspects thereof, including their philosophical identity and political behavior.

"About that Austrian economics lecture you saw me watching – ummmm that was for school" said Thomas Hodgskin the closeted Libertarian.

by MoribundMurdoch November 5, 2020

Nomomachy

1. A dispute with a law, a legal system, or a body of laws.
2. An argument over a law, a legal system, or a body of laws.

In an epic nomomachy, the institute for justice fought against the American legal system and its qualified immunity for government employees.

by MoribundMurdoch October 8, 2022

Opinion Stenosis

1. An abnormal narrowing of acceptable opinions or thoughts.

2. The process of truncating the scope of acceptable opinions in a society

Maeve was brassed off by the bigwigs' attempt to categorize her formerly nigh ubiquitous opinion that David Bowie is our lord and savior as fringe -- such irksome opinion stenosis she thought.

by MoribundMurdoch September 16, 2020

Memedom

A realm having the best memer as its sovereign.

Katakana Transliteration of "Memedom" = "メメドム".

That's not how you should act within the memedom -- YOU FOOL! What heresy! How dareth ye!

by MoribundMurdoch October 3, 2022

can-do spirit

a frame of mind where one believes it's possible for them to do anything

I love her can-do spirit -- she really did eat 18 curry bowls within 14 seconds.

by MoribundMurdoch December 1, 2020

Compassionate quasi-libertarian

A dilettante who is interested in libertarianism, but would more often than not break with the philosophy, politics, and economics of libertarianism for supposed compassionate reasoning ; that comes from an opposing camp. They're a believer in the political doctrine that is libertarianism which emphasizes individual liberty and a lack of governmental regulation, intervention, and oversight both in matters of the economy and in personal behavior where no one’s rights are being violated or threatened. Yet they are quick to cede their beliefs to appease opposing camps or to maintain supposed good optics.

This compassionate quasi-libertarian is oft associated with girouettism The practice of frequently altering one's views and opinions to follow current trends, bandwagonism The tendency to jump on the bandwagon, i.e. to join a craze or trend, sometimes for profit, or with someone who is dangerously softhearted or affrighted to argue into the weeds about into the trade offs, consequentialism, rule utilitarianism, etc.

The compassionate quasi-libertarian was scared to mention the third variable effect where this "Z" that wasn't mentioned in the study the debaters were discussing was more likely to influence "A" rather than "B" that was mentioned in the study, but the compassionate qusai-libertarian was scarred that he'd be accused of not wanting to help "A"; albeit, in his heart he believes that intervening with "B" wouldn't help "A" and if only the got around to intervening with "Z" instead of "B" than everything would be swell.

by MoribundMurdoch August 30, 2020