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[[walking down a street, a grandfather and boy discuss Life and Religion]]

Grandfather: I’m gonna say it: ‘Spiritual but not religious’ is a cop-out. There are millions of wacky religious sects in the world. No matter WHAT you believe, I’m sure you could find SOMEONE who agrees with you.

Grandfather: But declaring a religion hems you into declaring BELIEFS. And it’s much easier to just leave that door open by claiming to be ‘spiritual’. The free pass that affords for your smug little know-it-all libido is just gravy.
Boy: I reserve the right to change my mind. The world is complex, and I’m only human. Claiming certainty just so you don’t call me names would be a sham.

Grandfather: I’m sure there’s a church for that, too.
Boy: There is, but the chicks are all downers.

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#273; In which a Metaphorical Fence is straddled transcribed by in

[[walking down a street, a grandfather and boy discuss Life and Religion]]

Grandfather: I’m gonna say it: ‘Spiritual but not religious’ is a cop-out. There are millions of wacky religious sects in the world. No matter WHAT you believe, I’m sure you could find SOMEONE who agrees with you.

Grandfather: But declaring a religion hems you into declaring BELIEFS. And it’s much easier to just leave that door open by claiming to be ‘spiritual’. The free pass that affords for your smug little know-it-all libido is just gravy.
Boy: I reserve the right to change my mind. The world is complex, and I’m only human. Claiming certainty just so you don’t call me names would be a sham.

Grandfather: I’m sure there’s a church for that, too.
Boy: There is, but the chicks are all downers.

{{header: sure things at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: always hung up on nihilism for the sake of nihilism and never wanting to snuggle}}

#273; In which a Metaphorical Fence is straddled transcribed by in

[[walking down a street, a grandfather and boy discuss Life and Religion]]

Grandfather: I'm gonna say it: 'Spiritual but not religious' is a cop-out. There are millions of wacky religious sects in the world. No matter WHAT you believe, I'm sure you could find SOMEONE who agrees with you.

Grandfather: But declaring a religion hems you into declaring BELIEFS. And it's much easier to just leave that door open by claiming to be 'spiritual'. The free pass that affords for your smug little know-it-all libido is just gravy.
Boy: I reserve the right to change my mind. The world is complex, and I'm only human. Claiming certainty just so you don't call me names would be a sham.

Grandfather: I'm sure there's a church for that, too.
Boy: There is, but the chicks are all downers.

{{header: sure things at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: always hung up on nihilism for the sake of nihilism and never wanting to snuggle}}

always hung up on nihilism for the sake of nihilism and never wanting to snuggle

#273; In which a Metaphorical Fence is straddled

  — February 9th, 2007

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20 years ago (in photocomic form)

June 9, 2026 by David Malki !
A young David Malki !, Steve Carey, and Ryan North, June 2006.

The computers tell me it was 20 years ago, June 9, 2006, that I arrived in New York for my first-ever comic convention as an exhibitor, MoCCA.

It was an important trip for me, a milestone in what would go on to become my career.

I wrote a little reminiscence on Patreon (free/unlocked) — including a first-since-then reprint of the photocomics I made at the time, documenting the trip!

Read the rest here: [ 20 Years Ago (In Photocomic Form) ]


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