Just illustrates that all intelligent, thinking creatures (including cartoon goldfish who build pulpits, church organs and pews) are scared to death (no pun intended) of dying, and they make up stories to explain it and calm their fears, Rational atheist goldfish know perfectly well that when you die you float up to the top of the bowl and then get flushed down the toilet.
In “The Phantom Tollbooth,” Alec Bings talks about various ways to look at a bucket of water. He says, “To a fish, of course, it’s home.” I consider that a failure on Norton Juster’s part. A bucket is home to a fish like a dungeon cell is home to a human.
Superfrog almost 11 years ago
Angelfish?
Dtroutma almost 11 years ago
Hmm, and “bad fish” get the toilet treatment?
Dani Rice almost 11 years ago
You’re probably right.
Zen-of-Zinfandel almost 11 years ago
I’m having difficulty decoding this sermon…
alan.gurka almost 11 years ago
My very thoughts: Heaven would be a boundless ocean (of fresh water, of course!) according to the Gospel of Goldie.
Nelly55 almost 11 years ago
love the fish at the organ!
barbfrost almost 11 years ago
Isn’t he explaining an out of body experience?
biz.gocomics almost 11 years ago
Ah. Ich-theology.
paullp Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Just illustrates that all intelligent, thinking creatures (including cartoon goldfish who build pulpits, church organs and pews) are scared to death (no pun intended) of dying, and they make up stories to explain it and calm their fears, Rational atheist goldfish know perfectly well that when you die you float up to the top of the bowl and then get flushed down the toilet.
Stephen Gilberg almost 11 years ago
In “The Phantom Tollbooth,” Alec Bings talks about various ways to look at a bucket of water. He says, “To a fish, of course, it’s home.” I consider that a failure on Norton Juster’s part. A bucket is home to a fish like a dungeon cell is home to a human.
katina.cooper almost 11 years ago
As the head fish thinks about it, the sermon will change and the fish in the bowl will swim free in an endless lake with all the other fish.
curmudgeon68 almost 11 years ago
Oh, puhleeze.