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.

#806; In which the Argument is made For Her

  — March 2nd, 2012

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If you are interested in even more about the implications of maltheism, here is a much longer version of today’s comic.

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The maltheism discussion began here.

Update: A poster of all three maltheism comics is available here. (Looks like this)

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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