How do we know the Invisible Pink Unicorn is pink?
“The Invisible Pink Unicorn (IPU) is the goddess of a satiric parody religion aimed at theistic beliefs, which takes the form of a unicorn that is paradoxically both invisible and pink. These attributes intend to satirize the contradictions in properties that some attribute to a theistic diety; this makes her a common rhetorical illustration used by atheists and other religious skeptics. The IPU is commonly used to highlight the perceived fallacious or arbitrary nature of supernatural beliefs by, for example, replacing the word “God” in any theistic statement with “Invisible Pink Unicorn”. A quote from the alt.atheism FAQ sums up this use of the Invisible Pink Unicorn: “The point of this silliness is to prod the theist into remembering that their preaching is likely to be viewed by atheists as having all the credibility and seriousness of [the atheists’] preaching about the IPU.” It is accepted that there are no actual believers in this mock goddess, but it has become popular, especial
