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-====== J. N. Spoilsport ====== 
  
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-[{{ :​wiki:​spoilsport.png?​nolink&​200|J. N. Spoilsport in 2012.}}] 
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-**J. N. Spoilsport** is a philosopher,​ scholar, public intellectual and the founder of [[Slow Club]]. Known for controversial views and uncompromising demeanor, Spoilsport rules with an iron hand, instills sophistry and pedantry everywhere he goes, and is responsible for expelling at least 5 key members of Slow Club, including [[Mr. Porridge]]. 
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-When debating [[whatever_you_want#​time_travel_claims|time travel]], Spoilsport came out as a woman in order to win an argument. Interestingly enough, although his gender was indeed confirmed as female, he continues to mostly address himself as a "​he"​. 
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-===== Key beliefs ===== 
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-  * algebraic knowledge is irrelevant, because there are no identical objects 
-  * a perfect line can exist in an imperfect world 
-  * something is possible, unless proven otherwise 
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-The latter point commits an informal logic fallacy known as argument from ignorance (argumentum ad ignorantiam). Obviously, at the very least there is a second option possible: something might, in fact, be impossible, while we are limited in our current ability to demonstrate it. Spoilsport argues that this may well be a fallacy in pure logic, but it could be a pragmatic course of action in cases where failure to act is deadly. A number of philosophers do not dispute this point, but object to Spoilsport'​s use of the more generic statement "​something is possible, unless proven otherwise"​ as incorrect in general terms, to which Spoilsport countered that the statement is not universal, but merely denotes the possibility. The dispute is ongoing. 
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-===== Controversies ===== 
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-J. N. Spoilsport has stirred a number of controversies. His rivalry with Mr. Porridge was a topic of much deliberation by the media. The dismissal of Mr. Porridge from the Slow Club board and then from Slow Club itself came as a shocking development. The most problematic aspect of the story was believed to be that the argument, used as a pretext to expel Mr. Porridge'​s,​ was in complete agreement with Spoilsport'​s own belief that there are no identical objects. 
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-Another controversy is the mystery of Spoilsport'​s initials. Nobody knows what they stand for, and the public was unable to secure access to Spoilsport'​s official papers. As if to tease the media, Spoilsport typically insists on being referenced as "J. N. Spoilsport",​ and has even sued a newspaper, which dropped the initials in an article. 
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-J. N. Spoilsport'​s gender is widely believed to be a non-controversy and his coming out as a woman had been largely ignored by the media. 
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