Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for June 06, 2014
Transcript:
Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling God-Man The Superhero With Omnipotent Powers! This Week - "CHANCE ENCOUNTER" In the lair of the Supreme Planner - Supreme Planner: Ha, ha, ha! My plan is foolproof! Supreme Planner: I've left nothing to chance! FIRSTNAT BANK Supreme Planner: Ah, my calculations were correct! This guard is leaving for lunch early! Supreme Planner: And this teller will be distracted for 5.27 seconds! Supreme Planner: And now, while the manager cleans his glasses at precisely 12:29:16... Supreme Planner: I did it! Oh, no...GOD-MAN! God-Man: That's right, Supreme Planner! Supreme Planner: IMPOSSIBLE! I was CERTAIN to succeed! God-Man: Actually, you had a certain PROBABILITY of success. Supreme Planner: Sigh. Take me in. God-Man: Hmm...NO. In almost all the universes in which I catch you, you go to jail. God-Man: But THIS is an infinitesimally UNLIKELY one in which you get away! Supreme Planner: Ha! I WIN! Later - Supreme Planner: Or did I? The End
SKJAM! Premium Member over 9 years ago
If God lets you win, is it truly a victory?
crlinder over 9 years ago
Another great philosophical strip. Congrats Ruben.I notice this God does not live in a deterministic universe. Perhaps you could have strip with dueling god-men, one from this probabilistic world and another from one where everything is predetermined by the initial conditions.Just a thought…
Kip W over 9 years ago
Did you, SP? DID YOU??
kapock over 9 years ago
If God-Man’s so powerful, how come he can’t unbend that metal bar?