December 31, 2018

"Can you prove God doesn't exist?" (an imaginary exchange)

"Can you prove God doesn't exist?"

"Maybe."

"What do you mean, 'maybe'? Either you can prove it or you can't!"

"Until I know what your standard of proof is I can't be sure I could prove to you that water is wet, so first I'll have to ask you some questions."

"Like what?"

"Do you believe Godzilla exists?"

"No, of course not!"

"Can you prove Godzilla doesn't exist?"

"Yes, of course I can. Everyone knows Godzilla is just something people made up."

"Okay, then yes, I can prove to you that God doesn't exist. All I need is to hear your proof that Godzilla doesn't exist and then repeat it back to you without the 'zilla'!"

December 31, 2018

Armed man arrested on way to Texas church to fulfill a 'prophecy'

He was carrying the [sic] loaded weapon, extra ammunition and a face shield, according to police.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/armed-man-arrested-way-texas-church-fulfill-prophecy-n953216

If it needs to be deliberately fulfilled then it's not a prophecy!

December 12, 2018

Wondermark features a rare excursion into politics.

Wondermark rarely features subject matter related in any way to politics, or to anything in the real world for that matter. It's usually just a delightfully nonsensical display of the cartoonist's brilliant imagination, and for that reason it's one of my favorite cartoon strips.

But today's is unusual and unique in that delves into politics:

http://wondermark.com/c1442/