#806; In which the Argument is made For Her

Comic Transcripts

Bishop: I’m seriously uncomfortable with your ‘maltheism’.
The God I serve weeps at the evil in the world, yet you mock him!
Woman: Not at all! I use the term ‘God’ to mean ‘a deity’.
I admit it sounds shocking when you consider it to be the Judeo-Christian God — but saying ‘Loki’ just doesn’t have the same impact these days.

Woman: I don’t know that I really believe that God is cruel. It’s just a thought experiment. It’s just that positing that He is makes the world make sense to me.
But replace ‘God’ with ‘the forces of the universe’ or ‘fate’ or ‘luck’ or ‘the way things are.’
The deck is stacked against us, man. Every day is a struggle. Let’s frame this thing as a fight we can win, you know?

Bishop: We can win. We have won. Our reward is promised to us in Heaven, not on Earth.
Woman: See that’s just the type of thing a mean sort of god would say!

{{header: make peace at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Maltheism also has the advantage of being a theism that’s totally fine with evolution and gay people. You get to have a spiritual connection with the infinite wonder of the universe AND still be treated like an adult.}}
{{note: There’s a much longer 12 panel version of this comic on the website.}}

#806; In which the Argument is made For Her transcribed by in

Bishop: I'm seriously uncomfortable with your 'maltheism'.
The God I serve weeps at the evil in the world, yet you mock him!
Woman: Not at all! I use the term 'God' to mean 'a deity'.
I admit it sounds shocking when you consider it to be the Judeo-Christian God -- but saying 'Loki' just doesn't have the same impact these days.

Woman: I don't know that I really believe that God is cruel. It's just a thought experiment. It's just that positing that He is makes the world make sense to me.
But replace 'God' with 'the forces of the universe' or 'fate' or 'luck' or 'the way things are.'
The deck is stacked against us, man. Every day is a struggle. Let's frame this thing as a fight we can win, you know?

Bishop: We can win. We have won. Our reward is promised to us in Heaven, not on Earth.
Woman: See that's just the type of thing a mean sort of god would say!

{{header: make peace at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: Maltheism also has the advantage of being a theism that's totally fine with evolution and gay people. You get to have a spiritual connection with the infinite wonder of the universe AND still be treated like an adult.}}
{{note: There's a much longer 12 panel version of this comic on the website.}}

Maltheism also has the advantage of being a theism that's totally fine with evolution and gay people. You get to have a spiritual connection with the infinite wonder of the universe AND still be treated like an adult.