soul-7
Original: soul-7 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man (praying, eyes closed): Dear Lord, why did you give us a soul instead of merely a mind?
Voice (from above): Otherwise cannibalism would be wrong.
Panel 2:
Voice (from above): As you know, humans are the only animal it is acceptable to eat. They have an immortal soul that survives the flesh.
Panel 3:
Voice (from above): For a dog, they get 10 to 15 years of existence, then poof, gone. Every moment to them is precious because there will be no more beyond death.
Panel 4:
Voice (from above): Ah ha. Ah ha.
Panel 5:
(The man looks on, listening.)
Panel 6:
(Close-up of the man, looking uneasy.)
Panel 7:
Voice (from above): By the way I'm just checking in with this planet and why do you have so many pet pigs?
Panel 8:
Man: To keep the chickens company.
Votey:
Voice (from above, in a large speech bubble): Wow! Look at all the chickens! You must love them!
(Below, the man is shown in profile, silent.)
Man (praying, eyes closed): Dear Lord, why did you give us a soul instead of merely a mind?
Voice (from above): Otherwise cannibalism would be wrong.
Panel 2:
Voice (from above): As you know, humans are the only animal it is acceptable to eat. They have an immortal soul that survives the flesh.
Panel 3:
Voice (from above): For a dog, they get 10 to 15 years of existence, then poof, gone. Every moment to them is precious because there will be no more beyond death.
Panel 4:
Voice (from above): Ah ha. Ah ha.
Panel 5:
(The man looks on, listening.)
Panel 6:
(Close-up of the man, looking uneasy.)
Panel 7:
Voice (from above): By the way I'm just checking in with this planet and why do you have so many pet pigs?
Panel 8:
Man: To keep the chickens company.
Votey:
Voice (from above, in a large speech bubble): Wow! Look at all the chickens! You must love them!
(Below, the man is shown in profile, silent.)
Alt text
An eight-panel comic. A red-haired man in a pink shirt prays with eyes closed, asking, "Dear Lord, why did you give us a soul instead of merely a mind?" A disembodied voice (presumably God) answers from above for several panels: "Otherwise cannibalism would be wrong. As you know, humans are the only animal it is acceptable to eat. They have an immortal soul that survives the flesh. For a dog, they get 10 to 15 years of existence, then poof, gone. Every moment to them is precious because there will be no more beyond death." God chuckles, "Ah ha. Ah ha." The man listens, looking increasingly uneasy. God then says, "By the way I'm just checking in with this planet and why do you have so many pet pigs?" The man, smiling nervously, replies, "To keep the chickens company" - implying humans secretly keep both pigs and chickens as food despite the soul-based justification only applying to humans. In the votey (bonus panel), God enthusiastically says, "Wow! Look at all the chickens! You must love them!" while the man stands silent in profile, having clearly not love but consumption in mind.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.