determined
Original: determined on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
A man with flame-like green hair, being grabbed by a police officer against a brick wall, protests.
Green-haired man: "HA! YOU CAN'T ARREST ME! MY MUGGINGS ARE THE RESULT OF INBORN PROPENSITIES AND AN ENVIRONMENT I DIDN'T DESIGN OR SELECT, RENDERING THE IDEA OF JUSTICE MEANINGLESS!"
Caption (below panel): Unfortunately, due to the boundary conditions of reality, the policeman was not a philosophical determinist.
Votey:
Close-up of the policeman's face, speaking.
Policeman: "I'M A COMPATIBILIST, AND YOU'RE COMPATIBLE... WITH JAIL."
A man with flame-like green hair, being grabbed by a police officer against a brick wall, protests.
Green-haired man: "HA! YOU CAN'T ARREST ME! MY MUGGINGS ARE THE RESULT OF INBORN PROPENSITIES AND AN ENVIRONMENT I DIDN'T DESIGN OR SELECT, RENDERING THE IDEA OF JUSTICE MEANINGLESS!"
Caption (below panel): Unfortunately, due to the boundary conditions of reality, the policeman was not a philosophical determinist.
Votey:
Close-up of the policeman's face, speaking.
Policeman: "I'M A COMPATIBILIST, AND YOU'RE COMPATIBLE... WITH JAIL."
Alt text
A green-haired man with flame-like hair is pinned against a brick wall by a police officer. The man protests: "Ha! You can't arrest me! My muggings are the result of inborn propensities and an environment I didn't design or select, rendering the idea of justice meaningless!" A caption below reads: "Unfortunately, due to the boundary conditions of reality, the policeman was not a philosophical determinist." Votey: A close-up of the policeman's deadpan face. He replies, "I'm a compatibilist, and you're compatible... with jail."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.