2010-09-19
Original: 2010-09-19 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
The comic alternates between a young scientist in a white lab coat and glasses (green background) and an older priest in a black clerical shirt and white collar (red background).
Panel 1 (scientist, holding a chart/printout):
Scientist: "It works like this."
Panel 2 (priest):
Priest: "No it doesn't!"
Panel 3 (scientist):
Scientist: "It does, and I have proof."
Panel 4 (priest):
Priest: "No it doesn't!"
Panel 5 (scientist):
Scientist: "It does, and I have overwhelming proof."
Panel 6 (priest):
Priest: "No it doesn't!"
Panel 7 (scientist):
Scientist: "It does, and I have such overwhelming proof it's becoming a P.R. problem for you."
Panel 8 (priest):
Priest: "No it... hmm... let me see that."
Panel 9 (wide dark panel): The priest stands alone in near-darkness, holding the paper and reading it. No dialogue.
Panel 10 (priest, looking down, contemplative): No dialogue.
Panel 11 (the priest, now smiling, leans in close to the scientist):
Priest: "Isn't God's design amazing?"
Votey:
A close-up of a bald man's weary, slightly annoyed face beside a speech bubble.
Text: "Except for entropy, cancer, and human nature."
Panel 1 (scientist, holding a chart/printout):
Scientist: "It works like this."
Panel 2 (priest):
Priest: "No it doesn't!"
Panel 3 (scientist):
Scientist: "It does, and I have proof."
Panel 4 (priest):
Priest: "No it doesn't!"
Panel 5 (scientist):
Scientist: "It does, and I have overwhelming proof."
Panel 6 (priest):
Priest: "No it doesn't!"
Panel 7 (scientist):
Scientist: "It does, and I have such overwhelming proof it's becoming a P.R. problem for you."
Panel 8 (priest):
Priest: "No it... hmm... let me see that."
Panel 9 (wide dark panel): The priest stands alone in near-darkness, holding the paper and reading it. No dialogue.
Panel 10 (priest, looking down, contemplative): No dialogue.
Panel 11 (the priest, now smiling, leans in close to the scientist):
Priest: "Isn't God's design amazing?"
Votey:
A close-up of a bald man's weary, slightly annoyed face beside a speech bubble.
Text: "Except for entropy, cancer, and human nature."
Alt text
An eleven-panel SMBC comic alternating between a young scientist in a lab coat and glasses on a green background and an older priest in black clerical garb on a red background. Scientist: "It works like this." Priest: "No it doesn't!" Scientist: "It does, and I have proof." Priest: "No it doesn't!" Scientist: "It does, and I have overwhelming proof." Priest: "No it doesn't!" Scientist: "It does, and I have such overwhelming proof it's becoming a P.R. problem for you." Priest: "No it... hmm... let me see that." In a dark wide panel the priest stands alone reading the scientist's paper. He looks down, contemplative. Then, smiling, he leans in close to the scientist and says: "Isn't God's design amazing?" — reframing the evidence as proof of God rather than conceding. Votey: a close-up of a weary, slightly annoyed bald man's face with a speech bubble adding, "Except for entropy, cancer, and human nature."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.