Illogical. The alien didn’t say, that this happens to every civilization. The alien said, that it happens to every civilization if the power reaches a certain level as compared to responsibleness. That is a quite different statement, and thus, what is said in panel six is unfounded.
Moreover, the graph shown has no scale and no units, and as power and responsibleness are two different dimensions, they can not be measured in the same unit, therefore their quotient is no unitless number. It’s like saying “whenever the speed of the car hits 6.283 times its temperature”.
Ida No about 5 years ago
“I never claimed to be civilized. Just advanced.”
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member about 5 years ago
So when we get to 2 pi, we become transcendental? Sounds like “the singularity.”
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 5 years ago
I like to think we can deliberately destroy ourselves before that happens.
Madzdad the bard about 5 years ago
Just remember three words, “Klaatu barada nikto”, and you will be fine.
Stephen Gilberg about 5 years ago
Responsibleness, not responsibility?
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 5 years ago
We are in process of destroying not only our civilization, but most life on this planet including us.
Kip W about 5 years ago
“With great power comes great responsibleness.”
—Arachnid-Person
Spock about 5 years ago
Illogical. The alien didn’t say, that this happens to every civilization. The alien said, that it happens to every civilization if the power reaches a certain level as compared to responsibleness. That is a quite different statement, and thus, what is said in panel six is unfounded.
Spock about 5 years ago
Moreover, the graph shown has no scale and no units, and as power and responsibleness are two different dimensions, they can not be measured in the same unit, therefore their quotient is no unitless number. It’s like saying “whenever the speed of the car hits 6.283 times its temperature”.
Spock about 5 years ago
And a third fallacy: A rule may not include a term qualified as “accidentally”.