finite-2
Original: finite-2 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Person (standing on a mountaintop, looking up at the starry sky): God, why does the universe appear to be open and expanding?
God (yellow speech bubble from the heavens): That's part of fine-tuning for life.
Panel 2:
God (caption-style yellow speech bubble at top): Imagine you live in a closed, non-expanding universe. All the TV you're sending out right now will would eventually rebound into you.
(Below: a red-haired man sits looking thoughtful in a green outdoor setting.)
Panel 3:
God (yellow speech bubble): Given enough civilizations, all of reality quickly becomes a psychotic cacophony of alien sitcoms and commercials for butt cream or whatever. Everyone goes nuts. It's awful.
(Below: the red-haired man stands looking up at the night sky.)
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Panel 4:
Person (kneeling on the mountaintop): Wow. I never realized how good the universe is for humans.
God (yellow speech bubble): Well, we've had a lllllot of do-overs.
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Votey:
A speech bubble (continuing God's voice): Speaking of which, how're you at making boats?
Person (standing on a mountaintop, looking up at the starry sky): God, why does the universe appear to be open and expanding?
God (yellow speech bubble from the heavens): That's part of fine-tuning for life.
Panel 2:
God (caption-style yellow speech bubble at top): Imagine you live in a closed, non-expanding universe. All the TV you're sending out right now will would eventually rebound into you.
(Below: a red-haired man sits looking thoughtful in a green outdoor setting.)
Panel 3:
God (yellow speech bubble): Given enough civilizations, all of reality quickly becomes a psychotic cacophony of alien sitcoms and commercials for butt cream or whatever. Everyone goes nuts. It's awful.
(Below: the red-haired man stands looking up at the night sky.)
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Panel 4:
Person (kneeling on the mountaintop): Wow. I never realized how good the universe is for humans.
God (yellow speech bubble): Well, we've had a lllllot of do-overs.
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Votey:
A speech bubble (continuing God's voice): Speaking of which, how're you at making boats?
Alt text
A four-panel SMBC comic. A small human figure stands on a mountaintop under a starry sky, talking to God, whose replies appear in yellow speech bubbles from above. The human asks: "God, why does the universe appear to be open and expanding?" God answers: "That's part of fine-tuning for life." In the next panels, illustrated by a red-haired man sitting then standing outdoors, God explains: "Imagine you live in a closed, non-expanding universe. All the TV you're sending out right now would eventually rebound into you. Given enough civilizations, all of reality quickly becomes a psychotic cacophony of alien sitcoms and commercials for butt cream or whatever. Everyone goes nuts. It's awful." In the final panel the human kneels and says, "Wow. I never realized how good the universe is for humans." God replies, "Well, we've had a lllllot of do-overs" — implying many failed universe attempts. Votey (bonus panel): God's voice adds, "Speaking of which, how're you at making boats?", with a small figure standing alone at the bottom — hinting at a coming flood.
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.