2014-07-14
Original: 2014-07-14 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A whale floating at the surface of the ocean is being harpooned by a whaling ship. A harpoon line runs from the ship into the whale's back, and red blood spreads on the water around it. Another whale is partly visible at the lower left.
The harpooned whale (calmly, to the other whale named Hank): IT'S OKAY, HANK. I JUST READ THAT THE GOAL OF ETHICS IS TO MAXIMIZE HUMAN FLOURISHING.
Votey:
A close-up of a whale's smiling face with a cheerful speech bubble.
Whale: HOORAY!
A whale floating at the surface of the ocean is being harpooned by a whaling ship. A harpoon line runs from the ship into the whale's back, and red blood spreads on the water around it. Another whale is partly visible at the lower left.
The harpooned whale (calmly, to the other whale named Hank): IT'S OKAY, HANK. I JUST READ THAT THE GOAL OF ETHICS IS TO MAXIMIZE HUMAN FLOURISHING.
Votey:
A close-up of a whale's smiling face with a cheerful speech bubble.
Whale: HOORAY!
Alt text
A whale floats at the ocean surface, harpooned by a line running down from a large gray whaling ship; red blood spreads across the water. A second whale's head peeks in at the lower left. The harpooned whale says reassuringly, "It's okay, Hank. I just read that the goal of ethics is to maximize human flourishing." The joke: the whale being killed earnestly accepts the human-centric definition of ethics that justifies its own death. Votey: a close-up of a contented whale face cheerfully exclaiming "Hooray!"
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.