reincarnation
Original: reincarnation on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Two people walk together through a snowy, hilly landscape, having a conversation. One has light blonde hair; the other has dark curly hair.
Panel 1:
Blonde person: Do you believe in reincarnation?
Dark-haired person: Nah.
Panel 2:
Blonde person: Because it's supernatural?
Dark-haired person: No, it could be totally natural and still not make sense.
Panel 3:
Dark-haired person: You die and then you're reborn as someone else but with no memory of the previous lives. That's just regular dying!
Panel 4:
Dark-haired person: Imagine a scientist comes to you and says "We're going to wipe your brain and start over." Do you say "Oh, great! Reincarnation!"? No!
Panel 5:
Blonde person: Some people think you hold onto residual memories.
Dark-haired person: Same problem. Imagine your entire mind is reduced to a few videos of scenes from your life. That's still being dead.
Panel 6:
Dark-haired person: I guess people like to think they're eternal in some form. Like what they do will never be effaced.
Blonde person: The internet gave us that and everyone hates it!
Votey:
A close-up of the dark-haired person's face, looking weary or deadpan.
Dark-haired person: The good news is we're just characters, so we don't have lives to lose.
Panel 1:
Blonde person: Do you believe in reincarnation?
Dark-haired person: Nah.
Panel 2:
Blonde person: Because it's supernatural?
Dark-haired person: No, it could be totally natural and still not make sense.
Panel 3:
Dark-haired person: You die and then you're reborn as someone else but with no memory of the previous lives. That's just regular dying!
Panel 4:
Dark-haired person: Imagine a scientist comes to you and says "We're going to wipe your brain and start over." Do you say "Oh, great! Reincarnation!"? No!
Panel 5:
Blonde person: Some people think you hold onto residual memories.
Dark-haired person: Same problem. Imagine your entire mind is reduced to a few videos of scenes from your life. That's still being dead.
Panel 6:
Dark-haired person: I guess people like to think they're eternal in some form. Like what they do will never be effaced.
Blonde person: The internet gave us that and everyone hates it!
Votey:
A close-up of the dark-haired person's face, looking weary or deadpan.
Dark-haired person: The good news is we're just characters, so we don't have lives to lose.
Alt text
A six-panel comic showing two people walking through a snowy, hilly landscape while talking. One has light blonde hair, the other has dark curly hair. The blonde person asks, "Do you believe in reincarnation?" The dark-haired person says, "Nah." Asked if it's because it's supernatural, they reply, "No, it could be totally natural and still not make sense. You die and then you're reborn as someone else but with no memory of the previous lives. That's just regular dying! Imagine a scientist comes to you and says 'We're going to wipe your brain and start over.' Do you say 'Oh, great! Reincarnation!'? No!" The blonde person counters, "Some people think you hold onto residual memories." The dark-haired person replies, "Same problem. Imagine your entire mind is reduced to a few videos of scenes from your life. That's still being dead. I guess people like to think they're eternal in some form, like what they do will never be effaced." The blonde person says, "The internet gave us that and everyone hates it!" Votey: A close-up of the dark-haired person's deadpan face saying, "The good news is we're just characters, so we don't have lives to lose."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.