2007-12-27
Original: 2007-12-27 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title banner: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THEOLOGY
The main comic is divided into two panels, each with its own header label.
Panel 1 header: MODERN
A man in a suit stands at a podium, gesturing as he speaks.
Man at podium: "What is the divine? Is he an external force, or a force within us? Is he even a he, or is God beyond definition, or even beyond comprehension?"
Panel 2 header: ANCIENT
A bearded man in robes sits beside a large rock.
Bearded man: "God wants a bigger goat!"
Votey:
Panel header: PREHISTORIC
A shaggy-haired caveman in a spotted animal-hide garment points and speaks.
Caveman: "God is a goat!"
The main comic is divided into two panels, each with its own header label.
Panel 1 header: MODERN
A man in a suit stands at a podium, gesturing as he speaks.
Man at podium: "What is the divine? Is he an external force, or a force within us? Is he even a he, or is God beyond definition, or even beyond comprehension?"
Panel 2 header: ANCIENT
A bearded man in robes sits beside a large rock.
Bearded man: "God wants a bigger goat!"
Votey:
Panel header: PREHISTORIC
A shaggy-haired caveman in a spotted animal-hide garment points and speaks.
Caveman: "God is a goat!"
Alt text
A comic titled "A Brief History of Theology," split into two labeled panels. Left panel, labeled MODERN: a man in a suit at a podium gestures while asking, "What is the divine? Is he an external force, or a force within us? Is he even a he, or is God beyond definition, or even beyond comprehension?" Right panel, labeled ANCIENT: a bearded man in robes sitting next to a big rock declares simply, "God wants a bigger goat!" The joke contrasts elaborate modern theological abstraction with blunt ancient transactional belief. Votey (bonus panel), labeled PREHISTORIC: a shaggy caveman in a spotted hide points and says, "God is a goat!" pushing the regression one step further back.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.