The Simpsons Effect or “Simpsons Razor” … Does reality tilt towards absurdity? Simpsons Razor is the theory that reality tends to become more absurd as time goes on, which creates the illusion that an absurd cartoon show such as the Simpsons could actually be predicting the future when they’re not. For example they may joke and write a skit today where an alien from another world is president of the US… and since reality tends to become more and more absurd, there is actually a chance that 10 ye