Ferret of Truth

Ridiculum Diligenta: Ridiculous Persistence

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Pledge

Fear not truth nor its agents.

It may be brutal, and it may be painful, but always truth shall be preferred to lies and ignorance.

I am an agent of truth. I am a purveyor of logic.

I am a Ferret of Truth, and I will wear away your self-deceiving, miss-construed views of the world, and give you a glimpse of truth!

The truth will set you free.

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Mission

The Ferret of Truth is an award given to those who show ridiculous persistence in the erasure of ignorance. This badge of honor signifies that the recipient has taken great strides to educate the ignorant about all manner of topics, both mundane and arcane, both certain and controversial, about which people spew forth piles of ill-informed opinions. Ferrets of Truth strive to bring to light the facts and present them in an unbiased fashion so that these people may build well-informed opinions and arguments. These well-informed arguments serve a double purpose. First, they are more intelligent arguments and opinions, and are thus more likely to be taken seriously. Second, as well-informed opinions, more people will likely be persuaded by them. It is not the goal of the Ferrets of Truth to decry one opinion or argument as better or worse than another, nor to force others to accept certain views. The Ferrets of Truth only strive to help people make these opinions and arguments better so the Ferrets of Truth can once again feel proud to be members of the human race.

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Ferret of Truth Badges

The motto Ridiculum Diligenta is Latin for "Ridiculous Persistence" or "Ridiculous Diligence", which is the attitude with which a Ferret of Truth should assault ignorance.

The maroon field of badge's center is the color symbolizing patience in battle and thus persistence.

The red of the banner is the color symbolizing a warrior, which a Ferret of Truth is.

The purple across the top is the color symbolizing sovereignty and justice, which are traits that Ferrets of Truth should admire.

The gold in the borders is the color symbolizing elevation of the mind and thus the education of the ignorant.

The ferret has no established heraldric symbolism that we have found, so now is the time to establish the ferret as a symbol of the battle against ignorance.

This badge was designed by [Falx].

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Register

Here shall be marked down the list of names to which this honor has been presented. The induction of new Ferrets of Truth shall only occur by the consent of those who have already received that honor. The inducted Ferrets of Truth should feel free to post a Ferret of Truth badge in their house preferrably associating it with the itmes for which the badge was awarded. If a Ferret of Truth is received because of work on a wiki, then the badge may also be displayed there.

1. [itoe] for explaining how laws are made in the US government to someone who was convinced that George W. Bush's opinions magically became translated into law. Nominated by [Falx].
2. [Falx] for her wiki Common Sense. Nominated by [itoe].
3. [Lost in Illusions] for relentlessly attempting to get people to clarify their thoughts and opinions and for being able to take someone's arguement, put it through a paper shredder and hand it back to them as a nice little origami swan. Nominated by [Falx].
4. [Delladreing] for her wiki Playgans and for use of a logic stick where appropriate. Nominated by [Falx]
5. [Avoral] for his wikis Gods of America and Conformity, Inc. and for being able to twist people's own warped logic against them to the point that they give up and go home. Nominated by [Falx]
6. [HiddenFire] for his wiki offended. Nominated by [itoe] and [Falx].
7. [Rondel] for her dedicated eduction of the ignorant at playgans. Nominated by [Delladreing] and [Falx].
8. [BarleySinger] for his wiki Sexuality and Gender. Nominated by [Rondel] and [Delladreing].
9. [deus-ex-machina] for his battle against ignorance at Theological Discussions. Nominated by [Falx] and [Rondel]

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Links

There are many wikis devoted to the noble pursuit of educating the ignorant.


Common Sense
Defenders of Common Sense


Playgans

Conformity, Inc.

Gods of America

Offended

Sexuality and Gender

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This wiki is largely administrated by [itoe].