What is Discordianism?
Discordianism is a religion—or a parody of religion—that worships Eris, the Greek goddess of chaos and discord. Founded in the late 1950s and codified in the Principia Discordia (1963), it uses humor, paradox, and absurdity to critique dogma while celebrating the creative power of chaos.
Become a PopeWhat Discordians Believe
- The Sacred Chao: Order and disorder are both illusions imposed on the universe by the human mind. Reality contains both in equal measure.
- The Law of Fives: All things happen in fives, or are divisible by or connected to five in some way—if you look hard enough.
- Everyone is a Pope: Every person is a genuine and authorized Pope of Discordia, with no spiritual authority over anyone else.
- Think for Yourself: Question everything, including Discordianism itself. Belief is a tool, not a cage.
What Discordians Celebrate
The Discordian calendar divides the year into five 73-day seasons: Chaos, Discord, Confusion, Bureaucracy, and The Aftermath.
Key holy days include Chaoflux, Discordflux, Confuflux, and every Friday—the day sacred to Eris.
The Golden Apple: Inscribed with "Kallisti" (To the Prettiest One), it was thrown by Eris at a party she wasn't invited to—starting the Trojan War and proving that exclusion has consequences.
Hot Dog Fridays: Discordians are forbidden from eating hot dog buns on Fridays. Unless they want to. This is the Pentabarf in action.
"If you think the Principia is just a joke, you don't get the joke. If you think it's serious, you really don't get the joke." — Camden Benares
The Principia Discordia Altera
A Chaotic Anthology for the Post-Truth, Pre-Apocalypse Era
2026 Edition
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Hail Eris! All Hail Discordia! 
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