# Briffault's Law

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briffaults-law/642624>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 30, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briffaults-law/642624 "2012-11-30T23:25:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briffaults-law/642624/41 "2012-12-01T05:22:52Z")

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gosh. this was a fun thread.

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briffaults-law/642624/42 "2012-12-01T12:26:15Z")

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> [@Modern\_Master](#):
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> I wanted to be unbiased.
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> In my travels?
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> Why is it not worth a discussion?

First, neutrality in the face of rank bigotry isn’t much of a virtue. It’s one of those things where you ought to take a particular side.

Second, “in my travels” is a non-answer of a sort that I wouldn’t expect to see from someone who’s chastising someone else for their non-answers in the thread. Why not answer the question?

Third, the idea of Briffault’s law is profoundly stupid. It’s as if I brought in a thread that said, “I’ve run across the idea that all white people are white because they paint themselves with Liquid Paper every night. What’s your opinion? I want a reasoned, intelligent discussion.” The idea is so stupid that it doesn’t really lend itself to an intelligent discussion.

Why did YOU think it was worth discussing?

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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/briffaults-law/642624/43 "2012-12-01T12:37:11Z")

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> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> It’s as if I brought in a thread that said, "I’ve run across the idea that all white people are white because they paint themselves with Liquid Paper every night. What’s your opinion?

:eek: The secret’s out! Hide the Liquid Paper!

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