The Mark of the Divine - Tuesday, July 25, 2006

[Fritz]

http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2006/om20060725.html

I guess this marks the end of the recent story arc?

[Tom Flapwell]

Guess so.

I'm actually not familiar with the second argument. It sounds like a tenet of dualism, the belief in two equal forces of good and evil. (You'd think dualism was more popular than it is, given the suspense inherent in it.)

[I'm With Stupid]

Either way, that's hilarious!

[Miles E Traysandor]

Bwaaahaha, tis awesome

[Gizensha]

Considering if the worst thing humans had to worry about was burnt toast, whenever it occured we would consider it something horrendous, and those of us that believe in a devine being would question why S/He/It allowed it to happen to them...

...I don't think that any observations of a balance in nature are any more than human beings (if you'll pardon the expression) seeing patterns in things that aren't there. Nore do I think that there is a true sign of the divine in the regular universe, nore do I think there could be one, or at least that there could be a universal one (never underestimate the human (again, if you'll pardon the expression) ability to interprit things completely differently from the person standing next to him/her/etc. If any divine being were to write "I exist. Pay attention to Me" out of clouds and leave them there for five years...

i) You'd get people yelling "coincidence"
ii) You'd get people yelling "divine intervention"
iii) You'd get people who didn't notice
iv) You'd get people who used it as an opportunity to point out that they once saw a cloud that was shaped like a bunny or whatever.

I would probably fit into category iv), as this post might illustrate, and debate between categories i) and ii) probably wouldn't get anywhere.

But yes, wonderful strip.

As for panel 2, note the fact the background is a zoom-in on the yin-yang symbol. I would suggest those of you wondering where you can find that arguement, I would assume that said background is relevent to what Millie is saying... (And, incidently, I love how subtle that's done.)

Yeah, I love the philosophical strips

[Dr. Doog]

I think I fall under v.
v) You's get people who sit there and play video games.

[CodeCat]

You forgot:

vi) The people who'd shout CONSPIRACY and accuse the US government of building a weather controller.

[Gizensha]

I think I fall under v.
v) You's get people who sit there and play video games.

Falls under iii), I think.

...Mmm... Playing videogames and rolling up the "I exist. Pay attention to Me." clouds...

[DesertFoxCat]

You forgot:

vi) The people who'd shout CONSPIRACY and accuse the US government of building a weather controller.

vii) The people from the US government who'd shout WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION and accuse Morroco of building a weather controller.

[CodeCat]

vii) The people who ignore it and happily colour today's strip.

[Niko123000]

I think it'd be better if the bottom half of the Yin-Yang symbol was left White, not colored a faint blue.

Anyway, this kinda implies with my complex belief. I do think there is good and Evil, for every Bad turn there is a good one and vica versa (Along with my angel/Demon concept)

as for what Catagory I fit in, I'd say i) Those who say it's a coincidence.

[CodeCat]

Yin-yang? So THAT's what it is... it kinda looked familiar but I couldn't really figure it out. Probably because the circle thingies are missing.

[Foxhound]

good strip, and good coloring...though it should be white.

and there's also viii) people who claim that it's proof of aliens or something

[Tom Flapwell]

I just realized that you have to be pretty numb not to notice when you sit in grape juice.

[Dr. Doog]

no I wouldn't fall under III, I would notice but just be like "hmm, god actually does exist. ...cool."