wise-master
Original: wise-master on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1: A steep mountain peak. Tiny figures climb a winding path up the rock face toward a seated guru at the top.
Panel 2: A man (the seeker) has reached the top and kneels before a robed, bearded guru seated cross-legged.
Panel 3 (close on the seeker, kneeling):
Seeker: "Wise master, if a man says, 'I am lying,' is he telling the truth?"
Panel 4 (close on the guru):
Guru: "No, if his name is 'Lying.'"
Panel 5 (the seeker, taken aback):
Seeker: "But--"
Guru: "NEXT!"
Seeker: "But--"
Guru: "NEXT!"
Panel 6 (wide shot of the mountaintop):
Seeker: "Wise master, how can you cross infinite points in finite time?"
Guru: "By walking. NEXT!"
Votey:
A hand-lettered sign / framed statement reads:
"Theorem: All paradoxes can be resolved by stupid bullshit."
Panel 2: A man (the seeker) has reached the top and kneels before a robed, bearded guru seated cross-legged.
Panel 3 (close on the seeker, kneeling):
Seeker: "Wise master, if a man says, 'I am lying,' is he telling the truth?"
Panel 4 (close on the guru):
Guru: "No, if his name is 'Lying.'"
Panel 5 (the seeker, taken aback):
Seeker: "But--"
Guru: "NEXT!"
Seeker: "But--"
Guru: "NEXT!"
Panel 6 (wide shot of the mountaintop):
Seeker: "Wise master, how can you cross infinite points in finite time?"
Guru: "By walking. NEXT!"
Votey:
A hand-lettered sign / framed statement reads:
"Theorem: All paradoxes can be resolved by stupid bullshit."
Alt text
A six-panel comic. A seeker climbs a tall mountain to consult a bearded guru seated at the peak. The seeker asks, 'Wise master, if a man says "I am lying," is he telling the truth?' The guru deadpans, 'No, if his name is "Lying."' The seeker tries to object ('But--') but the guru just barks 'NEXT!' each time. The seeker then asks, 'Wise master, how can you cross infinite points in finite time?' and the guru answers, 'By walking. NEXT!' The joke: the guru dismisses famous philosophical paradoxes (the liar paradox, Zeno's paradox) with flippant non-answers. Votey (aftercomic): a hand-lettered framed statement reads, 'Theorem: All paradoxes can be resolved by stupid bullshit.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.