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[Jacob/Lee]

There is an idea floating around that all wikipedia pages lead to philosophy. To test this out, someone created a little program to prove/disprove it. Put in any number of terms you would find on a wikipedia search and watch as all of it eventually joins into a few main lines that eventually lead back to "Philosophy"

http://www.xefer.com/wikipedia

It's surprisingly entertaining.

[Gatleos]

 

[freeformschooler]

Ha, I beat it. Type in "The Onion".

EDIT: Wait no, read that wrong. Apparently "Send-up" leads to philosophy even though it doesn't have philosophy in its name?

EDIT2: Or maybe it doesn't? I can't tell.

[Sir Finkus]

This sounds just like the Wikipedia Hitler game.
:edit: wow, Hitler to Philosophy takes 35 step.  I've never had to go more than 7 to get to Hitler.

[Criptfeind]

Ha, I beat it. Type in "The Onion".

Parody, interstingly enough, links to itself first in the form of linking to send-up which redirects to parody.

[Angel Of Death]

Does it count if it leads to a philosopher?

[Twi]

I think I can tell why this is. Almost everything eventually leads to some kind of science, or to mathematics. Science leads to mathematics leads to philosophy.

Seriously, can anyone find a directly-linked page that isn't Philosophy of Mathematics? :/

[Sir Finkus]

I think I can tell why this is. Almost everything eventually leads to some kind of science, or to mathematics. Science leads to mathematics leads to philosophy.

Seriously, can anyone find a directly-linked page that isn't Philosophy of Mathematics? :/

Mecca Ointment

[Vattic]

India has it beat.

[Gatleos]

So, does it only use the first article link on the page? Or can it just use any link? If it's the latter, you could probably do the same with any page.

I think I can tell why this is. Almost everything eventually leads to some kind of science, or to mathematics. Science leads to mathematics leads to philosophy.

Seriously, can anyone find a directly-linked page that isn't Philosophy of Mathematics? :/

Philosophy and mathematics link to each other in an endless loop of five or so pages. It's symbolic.

[Jacob/Lee]

I made it to 28 (not counting "Philosophy" itself) with "Granite City"

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Aesthetics and Will both avoid Philosophy of Mathematics.

[Twi]

Never mind. Saudi Arabia, and Concept.

[Vattic]

Nephew takes you on a strange journey.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Barack Obama and New World Order both branch into Sovereign State. Coincidence?


...Yeah, probably.