2011-04-11
Original: 2011-04-11 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Title: "THE HUMAN IRONY"
Panel 1: A man with reddish-brown hair in a light blue collared shirt speaks excitedly.
Man: Oh my god. If Heisenberg uncertainty is true, maybe the universe isn't deterministic...
Panel 2: The man, smiling, continues.
Man: If the universe isn't deterministic, it's possible that we have free will!
Panel 3: The man gestures, beaming, getting carried away.
Man: Everything I do is MY CHOICE! Every action I take is a new note added to the music of the cosmos! This is the grea-
Off-panel voice: HEY!
Panel 4: Wider shot reveals the man is seated at a desk in front of a computer monitor. A woman with gray hair in a blue business suit, glasses, holding papers, stands over him with a hand on her hip.
Woman: What'd I say about looking away from your monitor during work hours?!
Man (sheepish): Sorry! Sorry!
Votey: A handwritten note reads: "FREE WILL? MAYBE. FREE CHOICE? HA!"
Panel 1: A man with reddish-brown hair in a light blue collared shirt speaks excitedly.
Man: Oh my god. If Heisenberg uncertainty is true, maybe the universe isn't deterministic...
Panel 2: The man, smiling, continues.
Man: If the universe isn't deterministic, it's possible that we have free will!
Panel 3: The man gestures, beaming, getting carried away.
Man: Everything I do is MY CHOICE! Every action I take is a new note added to the music of the cosmos! This is the grea-
Off-panel voice: HEY!
Panel 4: Wider shot reveals the man is seated at a desk in front of a computer monitor. A woman with gray hair in a blue business suit, glasses, holding papers, stands over him with a hand on her hip.
Woman: What'd I say about looking away from your monitor during work hours?!
Man (sheepish): Sorry! Sorry!
Votey: A handwritten note reads: "FREE WILL? MAYBE. FREE CHOICE? HA!"
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic titled "The Human Irony." In the first three panels, a man with reddish-brown hair in a light blue shirt grows increasingly euphoric while reasoning aloud: "Oh my god. If Heisenberg uncertainty is true, maybe the universe isn't deterministic...", then "If the universe isn't deterministic, it's possible that we have free will!", then "Everything I do is MY CHOICE! Every action I take is a new note added to the music of the cosmos! This is the grea-". He is cut off by an off-panel "HEY!". The fourth panel zooms out to reveal he is sitting at a desk at his job in front of a computer monitor, and a stern gray-haired woman in a business suit looms over him with papers in hand: "What'd I say about looking away from your monitor during work hours?!" He shrinks, replying "Sorry! Sorry!" The irony: just as he celebrates having free will, his boss demonstrates he has none at work. Votey (aftercomic): a handwritten note reading "FREE WILL? MAYBE. FREE CHOICE? HA!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.