The ''Eristic Princible'' and ''Aneristic Principle'' are philosophical notions appropriated from [[Buddhism]] by the [[Discordianism|Discordians]], and adapted to their own ends. The basic idea is that the universe's natural state is [[Chaos]], and that any apparent [[Order]] is only perceived due to the pre-existing [[Reality tunnel]] of the perceiver. (In short, "believing is seeing".) | The ''Eristic Princible'' and ''Aneristic Principle'' are philosophical notions appropriated from [[Buddhism]] by the [[Discordianism|Discordians]], and adapted to their own ends. The basic idea is that the universe's natural state is [[Chaos]], and that any apparent [[Order]] is only perceived due to the pre-existing [[Reality tunnel]] of the perceiver. (In short, "believing is seeing".) |