Dumbing of Age

The "was" is why I'm thinking dream sequence. It's "now" in the comic, and now Rich is with the Lord (unless he was into little boys or something), so.....

It leads to all sorts of interesting theological questions. There was a big controversy some years back when writings of Mother Theresa came out showing that, at some point, she lost her faith in God (although, as I recall it, it was ambiguous as to when it had happened or if she'd regained it) due to the horrors she had seen. Is someone who does not feel the presence of God, but still does his worker, really that much closer to God since they're arguably acting on purely selfless motives?

There is a similar parable involving a rabbi who did something horrible enough that an angel came down and told him that he would never enter Heaven. He rejoiced at the news and, when asked why, stated that now he could do good deeds with no fear of doing so for selfish reasons.

I've had a faith speaker argue to me that the world needs atheists so it can have selfless good deeds.

Hey, my good deeds are motivated by wanting to live in a society where people are likely to do good deeds.

Feel.

So, what I want to know is if this is autobiographical.

It’s interesting that Dream Becky looks how she did before coming out. No undercut or butch fashion sense.

It's how Joyce knows her best, and it's also excluding the side of her that's difficult to reconcile with the example of faith she's representing now.

Joyce's dreams sure are straightforward. She's got dream people just straight up examining the point of it to her.

Mine are always super confusing. I'm like, "So what did that mall filled with Christmas decorations, where I could not actually eat any food, leave and fell down an elevator mean."

Man, I know Gender Studies isn't Joyce's favourite class but this sure has gotten weird.

How does the humanities faculty have the budget for this kind of lesson?

Leslie actually makes great money but she spends most of it on messing with her students' heads.

Next week is Walky's turn.

Hm, that makes me actually curious to find out how Becky is actually feeling about the whole religion after her falling out.

Last we checked, her faith was a bit more flexible than Joyce's. Joyce had to study the Bible for a while until she found a theological loophole and decided that homosexuality wasn't a sin. Becky was just like "that part of the Bible is wrong, obviously homosexuality isn't a sin," and moved on.

Which I could understand Joyce interpreting as "Becky's closer to God because she can interpret His will intuitively"

Edited by Whowho on Mar 3rd 2019 at 8:21:49 PM

The long night of faith

Hitting like a punch in the gut

Well, this storyline has a big start.

Well, this is a turning point.

(Also, this reminds me of the crisis of faith I had before I stopped believing altogether, so this is relatable I guess.)

Until I read the comments, I hadn't noticed Joyce's clothes change in the last two panels. They equate to her going backwards, a "baby with no religion". Past outfit changes (which I also had failed to notice) were similar regressions.

Alternatively, they're outfits, or related to outfits, worn when she had her preconceptions challenged.

Edited by sgamer82 on Mar 5th 2019 at 7:00:12 AM

Last panel Joyce I'm pretty sure is meant to be dressing up like she did at the start of the comic where other characters would remark she looked like a kindergarten kid.

A crisis of faith.

You are now hearing that to the tune of the Folgers jingle if you weren't already.

Obviously this is because they mind-melded in their shared dream

I'm glad Anna is off-panel and she should stay there. Also, Becky!

Edited by RodimusMinor on Mar 6th 2019 at 12:51:42 PM

Is Leslie banging Anna? Good lord, she can do better than her.