Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller

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  1. pouncingtiger

    pouncingtiger said, 6 months ago

    Ah! To have it both ways.

  2. LordDogmore

    LordDogmoreGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    And remeber, he who ticks off the most people in the shortest amount of time, WINS!

  3. baslim_the_begger

    baslim_the_beggerGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    I think there is evidence that snakes used to have legs, so half of it works really well.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/03/000317051940.htm

  4. LordDogmore

    LordDogmoreGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Of course snakes have legs.
    How else do you think Congress gets to their offices everyday?

  5. Manhunter808

    Manhunter808 said, 6 months ago

    LOL! Good one, LordDogmore. (And unfortunately, TRUE!)

  6. Richard

    Richard said, 6 months ago

    Kinda like the old “new math”.

  7. JonD17

    JonD17 said, 6 months ago

    LordDogmore, I like your thinking.

  8. Radical-Knight

    Radical-KnightGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    It does say “Theory” which is to say no basis on fact or proof, just abstractions based upon perceived observations and imagination; whereas Theorems are derivations of logic, proof and existing evidence to provide a solution to real world situations.


    • That’s just my opinion, I could be wrong.
      Yeah, Jon … What LordDogmore said. >D

  9. DesultoryPhillipic

    DesultoryPhillipic said, 6 months ago

    theorem are not antithetical to theories, indeed they can be an idea accepted or proposed as a demonstrable truth often as a part of a general theory

  10. Doctor Toon

    Doctor ToonGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Wiley - I think it’s brilliant.
    I’m also amazed the stupid debate hasn’t started yet.
    Let’s just enjoy this very funny comic and not spoil it by arguing all day folks, OK?

  11. ArthurAllen

    ArthurAllen said, 6 months ago

    Radical-Knight: I have a “theory” that you exist based on images on my computer screen. But since it’s “just a theory,” I have to conclude that you don’t exist. Makes sense to me.

  12. benbrilling

    benbrillingGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Adam and Eve-olution!

  13. plus4

    plus4 said, 6 months ago

    Sort of like “theistic evolution”: The compromise that retains the least appealing aspects of both sides! No wonder it would “tick off everyone,” as Wiley says. (I’m still waiting for someone to go the opposite route and propose “non-theistic creation.”)

  14. cartwrights

    cartwrightsGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    Actually, for a lot of religious people (like myself), “theistic evolution” is very appealing as a personal belief, though we wouldn’t want it taught in public schools.

  15. grazer

    grazer said, 6 months ago

    Good one, Wiley! Assuming you’re goal is to make everyone laugh, I will offer this….

    Science will prove the existance of God long before religion does.

  16. Burgundy2

    Burgundy2 said, 6 months ago

    awwww, doctortoon you’re no fun. No name calling? No banal posturings? No political obstinancy? No racial condemnations? Dang, I’m taking my ball and going home!

    (major tongue in cheek)

  17. nomad2112

    nomad2112 said, 6 months ago

    … So, Satan came from Darwinist evolution and, God couldn’t do any better than a couple of stick figures? I’m not sure if I’ve been enlightened or insulted ! ! !

  18. Miserichord

    Miserichord said, 6 months ago

    The Compromise Conjecture.
    a suggestion

    Not a hypothesis, as it cannot be tested.

    Not a theory, as it has not been successfully tested.

    Not a law, as it has not been repeatedly tested by different methods, always successfully.

  19. DirtyDragon

    DirtyDragon said, 6 months ago

    I thought it was “Clam’s got legs”.

  20. baslim_the_begger

    baslim_the_beggerGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    RadicalKnight: go educate yourself
    Theorems are not theories
    Nomad2112: perhaps the artist (the guy in front of the board) did not wish to offend some people’s sensibilities by drawing naked hairless apes.. (Wicked thought…. Imagine how popular high school art classes would be if they allowed nude models….)

    I think Wiley did a very nice job!

  21. Norman

    NormanGenius_badge said, 6 months ago

    LordDogmorePro says:

    Of course snakes have legs.
    How else do you think Congress gets to their offices everyday?

    They slither!!

  22. SQUIDBREAKER

    SQUIDBREAKER said, 6 months ago

    uhhhhhhh, it was a fig tree. The ref calls off the goal. As Bill Murray would say ‘no study’.