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I'm going to add some more discussion to the explanation, as I have always read this comic completely differently.  I saw white hat's question as asking if Cueball considered seeking cures for his illness outside of science, i.e. in pseudoscience.  Given the wide variety of "cures" for all manner of illnesses (especially cancer) in alternative medicine, this seems like the most straight-forward meaning of his question "are you looking for answers outside of science".  Randall has obviously made plenty of comics about pseudoscience, so it is a relevant theme for him.  It also brings the comic together nicely, as Cueball is basically answering "Science has given us plenty of great tools: no need to rely on that crap!".  Frankly, I'm a bit confused as to how the explanation went to discussions of suicide.  I understand that "Slings and arrows of fortune" is a Hamlet reference that involves a discussion of suicide, but the comic makes way more sense if you understand it as a contrast between the tools of modern medicine and the "tools" of ancient/alternative medicine.  I don't really think suicide was what Randall was aiming for.  However, I'll leave that all in as an alternative explanation for someone else to remove, if desired. [[User:Cmancone|Cmancone]] ([[User talk:Cmancone|talk]]) 18:01, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
 
I'm going to add some more discussion to the explanation, as I have always read this comic completely differently.  I saw white hat's question as asking if Cueball considered seeking cures for his illness outside of science, i.e. in pseudoscience.  Given the wide variety of "cures" for all manner of illnesses (especially cancer) in alternative medicine, this seems like the most straight-forward meaning of his question "are you looking for answers outside of science".  Randall has obviously made plenty of comics about pseudoscience, so it is a relevant theme for him.  It also brings the comic together nicely, as Cueball is basically answering "Science has given us plenty of great tools: no need to rely on that crap!".  Frankly, I'm a bit confused as to how the explanation went to discussions of suicide.  I understand that "Slings and arrows of fortune" is a Hamlet reference that involves a discussion of suicide, but the comic makes way more sense if you understand it as a contrast between the tools of modern medicine and the "tools" of ancient/alternative medicine.  I don't really think suicide was what Randall was aiming for.  However, I'll leave that all in as an alternative explanation for someone else to remove, if desired. [[User:Cmancone|Cmancone]] ([[User talk:Cmancone|talk]]) 18:01, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
 
:Having read everything over again, I think the current explanation is fine.  I realized that the explanation talks less about suicide than the discussion, and that the explanations understanding of "Beyond science" is a better fit than him asking about alternative medicine.  So ignore me [[User:Cmancone|Cmancone]] ([[User talk:Cmancone|talk]]) 18:06, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
 
:Having read everything over again, I think the current explanation is fine.  I realized that the explanation talks less about suicide than the discussion, and that the explanations understanding of "Beyond science" is a better fit than him asking about alternative medicine.  So ignore me [[User:Cmancone|Cmancone]] ([[User talk:Cmancone|talk]]) 18:06, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
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Could the "bitches" be a reference to Richard Dawkings, who said, when asked why do he choose to use scientific method : "It works... Bitches!". Pretty famous line, and the first I heard from him. {{unsigned ip|141.101.88.124}}
 
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:Richard Dawkins was probably referring to this comic from 2006: [[54: Science]]. You can read it here: [https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/2/4173576/richard-dawkins-on-science-it-works-bitches Richard Dawkins on science: 'it works, bitches' (2013)]. Randall was first. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:03, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 

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