Pharyngula

I just saw this cartoon a few minutes ago and spluttered my Cheerios over the breakfast table. I thought, "Oh, PZ has got to see this!" And, as God intended, he did.

Now ... what's that on the ground right behind God?

Posted by: Zeno | May 6, 2008 9:24 AM

Dan Piraro has a blog? Oh deary me, I think I may swoon.

Ooh, and it gets even better with this bit from the first blog entry:

I had a blog on MySpace for a while and it made my colon throb. And not in a good way. So, at the helpful advice of many of you, my readers, I abandoned it like the religion I was raised in and moved over to Blogger. I pray to the multitude of gods I no longer believe in (proud atheist) that it treats me - and you - well.

Posted by: Ted D | May 6, 2008 9:29 AM

The pie (and the bird, alien, etc.) are sort of a long in-joke for the readers of his cartoon - or maybe it promotes his books. I forget. Great cartoon though.

Posted by: The Other Dan from Milwaukee | May 6, 2008 9:47 AM

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! I love it!

Posted by: Seamyst | May 6, 2008 9:58 AM

Pie in the sky, of course.

Posted by: TomDunlap | May 6, 2008 10:12 AM

There is no significance, just Piraro adding his Secret Symbols, like the eyeball behind Gawd.

Posted by: Tony | May 6, 2008 10:23 AM

Here are the symbols...

None of them appear to be dynamite. I interpret the dynamite to be the explosive potential of neuroscience to show that God really is in the brain.

Posted by: Greg Esres | May 6, 2008 10:35 AM

Sure, but you know some are only going to complain that God is also in the human heart.

These ideas are extremely malleable, meaning that often the fact that God is "in our minds" is pretended to be evidence that the idea of God is an innate concept which is due to, yes, God.

Glen Davidson
http://tinyurl.com/2kxyc7

Posted by: Glen Davidson | May 6, 2008 10:55 AM

The dynamite is their whole world view about to blow up in their face...

CL
http://www.coulterlewkowitz.com/

Posted by: CL | May 6, 2008 11:03 AM

Hey! Piraro stole my idea! I drew this cartoon years ago while I was under the influence of mumble.

What? It's not a personally unique and paradigm shifting idea? But I thought at the time that . . . never mind. I'll just have to start all oven now. Damn.

Posted by: Crudely Wrott | May 6, 2008 11:06 AM

An atheist-vegan website in easy-to-digest blog form? This is bad news for my productivity quotas.

Posted by: Rebecca | May 6, 2008 11:16 AM

Yea! I used to love his comic, but lost track of it quite some time ago. Now that it's back in my consciousness, and with a blog, huzzah.

Posted by: Carlie | May 6, 2008 12:01 PM

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Posted by: Seazoria | May 6, 2008 1:18 PM

I'm so slow I didn't get it until the second time I looked at the picture.

That is hilarious.

Posted by: Dave UH | May 6, 2008 1:40 PM

huh, thanks, I missed it. Amazing stuff over there.
Virgin Mary : tortilla :: sea dragons : quartz

Posted by: Sven DiMilo | May 6, 2008 1:54 PM

Is it just me, or does it look like that Seazoria guy had a third grader render his sketches? I mean, if you're going to rise to that high of a level of bullshit, with a webpage and all, it seems that you'd at least try hitting up the high school art classes first.

Posted by: brokenSoldier | May 6, 2008 2:07 PM

That Seazoria site really can't be for real, is it? I just went over and looked at it and nearly fell out of my chair laughing!

Posted by: RAM | May 6, 2008 2:56 PM

I hurt my sinuses laughing at that. Worthy of Gary Larsen at his best.

Posted by: Peter Mc | May 6, 2008 3:15 PM

#21: It was George that said "It's all in the mind, you know."

Posted by: Rey Fox | May 6, 2008 3:29 PM

Reminds me of Where Am I? by Daniel Dennett: http://www.newbanner.com/SecHumSCM/WhereAmI.html

Posted by: Trent Eady | May 6, 2008 4:30 PM

Yes, Lord. Actually, it is. You should laugh, as we have a sense of humour, and assuming you designed us, must have one as well.

Science: It works, bitches. ;)

Posted by: Colwyn Abernathy | May 6, 2008 5:22 PM

re: Hallettestoneion Seazoria Dragons
Here is a link that works...I...I have no words. David Marjanović, you must see this.

LOL

It's "Lair of the White Worm" all over again, I tells ya!

Is Amanda Donahoe in any of the pictures?

Posted by: Ichthyic | May 6, 2008 6:39 PM

HAHA omg i love it!

Just been watching that "jesus camp" film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_camp)

and this couldnt have been a better item to stumble on to relieve my absolute hysterical frustration with the people on the film. (despite the fact the firing of the homosexual homo hater pastor who slept with a male prostitute and also the closing of the jesus camp which wasnt quite enough satisfaction ^_^)

Good times

Posted by: Mark | May 6, 2008 7:26 PM

Check out pencil drawing's homepage. For someone who draws so poorly (he can't even competently draw a face with a photo to copy from; check out the otherworldly eyes in his portraits) he seems awful sure of the superiority of his artistic judgements.

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Pencil Drawing, by saying you're not "super religious" what do you mean?

That you wouldn't stone your children for backtalking you.

That you wear clothing made up of more than one kind of fabric.

That you believe that the bible is not the inspired, eternal, ineffable, unchanging & perfect word of god.

That you cut your hair.

That you don't force women to spend their menstruating period in a seperate tent.

Posted by: Jaycubed | May 6, 2008 7:58 PM

Am I the only one who doesn't get it?

Posted by: Stephen | May 6, 2008 9:03 PM

LOL! this is Zeus

Posted by: bangenge boy | May 7, 2008 1:27 AM

Hahaha! Nice joke

http://www.juzamdjinn.blogspot.com

Posted by: duhu | May 7, 2008 5:13 AM

Por favor, un poco de respeto hacia la Iglesia Catolica de todo el Mundo. Al igual que cualquier otra religion del Mundo, exigo respeto hacia nuestro padre Dios.

Posted by: rodolfo | May 7, 2008 8:24 AM

Ok... I can see Magic cards, but I don't see a connection, unless Twilight Shepherd is meant to be a miraculous depiction of the Virgin Mary.

Posted by: Notkieran | May 7, 2008 9:14 AM

"Queue the hordes of angry letters and forced newspaper withdrawals. I'm surprised his editor let that one through."

Religiuos people outraged about a cartoon? Thought that only happened in other countries......

Posted by: RAM | May 7, 2008 1:54 PM