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What does this have to do woth the Cartesian Onthological argument? I suggest the deletion of that part.[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.145|188.114.111.145]]
 
What does this have to do woth the Cartesian Onthological argument? I suggest the deletion of that part.[[Special:Contributions/188.114.111.145|188.114.111.145]]
 
: Agree [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 13:08, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
 
: Agree [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 13:08, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
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: I think it should be left in (or put back).  When I read the comic initially, I immediately thought Randal was poking fun at the ontological argument.  For anyone not familiar, the core of the ontological argument is that you can induce god into existence using just words and definitions.  Here, Megan essentially creates a mind-attacking being by defining it to exist.  Actually, you could go so far as to argue that her mind invader is just the idea of god in and of itself - i.e. a mind invading meme that only exists because you think it exists. Obviously, not everyone here agrees with this view, but I think it should at least be mentioned in the explanation as a possibility.

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Yikes! It's like an sql-injection for your imagination. Nique (talk) 05:28, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Maybe someone should send DiCaprio to hunt for these creatures... Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 05:50, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

I'll see your Leo and raise you one Neo... 162.158.114.246 08:00, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Reminds me of #248. --Someone Else 37 (talk) 07:39, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

Maybe consider SCP-Wiki's Cognitohazards, things that are dangerous once you know of them. The creature described here would be a very mild version of those (Sorry, no idea about the identification methods for non-account holders) 162.158.90.165 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

It actually comes off pretty similarly to a specific item, SCP-637. They're classified memetic objects. --173.245.55.91 13:56, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

The Onthological argument? What does this have to do woth the Cartesian Onthological argument? I suggest the deletion of that part.188.114.111.145

Agree Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 13:08, 25 September 2015 (UTC)
I think it should be left in (or put back). When I read the comic initially, I immediately thought Randal was poking fun at the ontological argument. For anyone not familiar, the core of the ontological argument is that you can induce god into existence using just words and definitions. Here, Megan essentially creates a mind-attacking being by defining it to exist. Actually, you could go so far as to argue that her mind invader is just the idea of god in and of itself - i.e. a mind invading meme that only exists because you think it exists. Obviously, not everyone here agrees with this view, but I think it should at least be mentioned in the explanation as a possibility.