But I Have Weird Beige Neighbors

“What did you learn in school that turned out to be false?” asked a recent Redditor.  One of the response threads by u/KhalilRavana took up the “I before E except after C” chestnut.  This post title poked fun at that, and there were other  responses including from u/badgersprite:

Albeit, being a caffeinated atheist and agreeing with neither ancient nor fancier rules, it would really reinforce the problem for our species eight-fold unless we deign to reissue a more efficient rule herein. For science, and leisure.