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That isn’t irony. It’s a coincidence.

Irony is when a persons actions result in the opposite of what they were trying to achieve: ie “I rewrote the <software> to fix all the bugs, but now it’s more buggy than before”.

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My dictionary includes that, as well as "a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result." which would be the definition pertaining to my comment, as I didn't expect that name as it was contrary to the authors comments, and I found it amusing as a result.

... You somehow assume someone called Christian must be a Christian?

Really?

That isn't what I said. I said I found the contrast amusing at face value, which doesn't mean I assumed anything about the person.

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