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Original: blank on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Narration: Scientists once thought the human brain was a blank slate.
Panel 2:
Narration: We now know that the human brain is hardwired with the ability to use language, to infer logical rules, and to manipulate mental symbols in ways that far outstrip any other known creature.
Panel 3:
Narration: It is only with YEARS AND YEARS of news opinion shows that these innate tendencies can be suppressed.
Panel 4:
Narration: "A man on my phone told me you gotta believe stats until you have a gut feeling they're wrong."
Bald bearded man (speaking to a small group of people): So pristine. So perfect.
Votey:
A man (offscreen, speech bubble): Lesson one: the correct opinions are available exclusively in comic books.
Narration: Scientists once thought the human brain was a blank slate.
Panel 2:
Narration: We now know that the human brain is hardwired with the ability to use language, to infer logical rules, and to manipulate mental symbols in ways that far outstrip any other known creature.
Panel 3:
Narration: It is only with YEARS AND YEARS of news opinion shows that these innate tendencies can be suppressed.
Panel 4:
Narration: "A man on my phone told me you gotta believe stats until you have a gut feeling they're wrong."
Bald bearded man (speaking to a small group of people): So pristine. So perfect.
Votey:
A man (offscreen, speech bubble): Lesson one: the correct opinions are available exclusively in comic books.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. Panel 1: a balding, bearded man in glasses walks; narration reads "Scientists once thought the human brain was a blank slate." Panel 2: the same man, narration: "We now know that the human brain is hardwired with the ability to use language, to infer logical rules, and to manipulate mental symbols in ways that far outstrip any other known creature." Panel 3: the man gestures earnestly; narration: "It is only with YEARS AND YEARS of news opinion shows that these innate tendencies can be suppressed." Panel 4: narration quotes "A man on my phone told me you gotta believe stats until you have a gut feeling they're wrong"; the man addresses a small group of people, saying "So pristine. So perfect." The joke: news-opinion media degrades the brain's natural reasoning power. Votey: a man with only the top of his head visible has a speech bubble reading "Lesson one: the correct opinions are available exclusively in comic books."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.