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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | This comic is a reference to the increasing coverage of the prediction by {{w|Harold Camping}} that the {{w|Rapture}} will be on May 21, 2011. The Rapture is the event prophesied in the Bible in which Christians believe that {{w|Christ}} will return to Earth and take all true believers up to Heaven. | |
− | The first frame is a reference to raptors in {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}} | + | The first frame is a reference to raptors in {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}. In this film, the raptor dinosaurs get much more dangerous once they learn how to open doors. Cueball mishears Megan, which is why he thinks she said “Raptors” instead of “Rapture”. |
− | In the second frame, Cueball | + | In the second frame, Cueball references three major religions. Christian and church for {{w|Christianity}}, Mosque for {{w|Islam}} and Rabbi for {{w|Judaism}}. |
− | The third frame is a math joke in which Megan references | + | The third frame is a math joke in which Megan references error bars which are used on graphs to indicate the uncertainty. So, Megan believes in one God (monotheism), as she says in the comic. But if she is still trying to find the error bars, and from the title text it is “one, plus or minus one”, that could be in the range of zero ({{w|Atheism}}) to two ({{w|Dualism|Bitheism}}). |
− | The title text is a supposed excerpt from the holy text of experimental monotheism. {{w|First Epistle to the Corinthians| | + | The title text is a supposed excerpt from the holy text of experimental monotheism. {{w|First Epistle to the Corinthians|First Corinthians}} is a book of the {{w|Christian biblical canons|Christian Bible}}. Megan refers to chapter 8 verse 6 (±2), which would be [http://www.bibleserver.com/text/ESV/1%20Corinthians8:4-8 verses 4–8]. In the actual bible text, this section refers to idols and “so called gods”, but also states “There is no God but one.” |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball and Megan talking | + | :[Cueball and Megan talking] |
:Megan: So are you worried about the rapture? | :Megan: So are you worried about the rapture? | ||
:Cueball: No, unless it figures out how to open doors. | :Cueball: No, unless it figures out how to open doors. | ||
:Megan: I said ''rapture.'' | :Megan: I said ''rapture.'' | ||
− | :Cueball: Oh, I'm not really into that. I'm the kind of | + | :Cueball: Oh, I'm not really into that. I'm the kind of christian who only goes to church on Christmas and Easter, and then spends the other 363 days at the mosque. |
− | :Megan: ...I don't think that's a thing. | + | :Megan: ... I don't think that's a thing. |
− | :Cueball: | + | :Cueball: Our rabbi swears it's legit. |
:Cueball: What religion are you? | :Cueball: What religion are you? | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Religion]] | [[Category:Religion]] | ||
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