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WCDT 4451-4455 (the 1st through 5th of February, 2021)
Morituri:
Being big is enough. People are scared of me all the time even when I don't make so much as a single sudden move.
Gnabberwocky:
Bubbles's line in the last panel makes me wonder how long UR has actually been open. It's been around for about a thousand strips, of course, but how much time has passed in-universe over that span?
Farideh:
Less than 6 months, is my guess
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 03 Feb 2021, 23:20 ---This strip fits into my post yesterday of Willow being the believer of the trio. What's interesting is that she chooses to believe (or at least act as if she does) irrespective of evidence because that belief enriches her life. It's worth remembering that humans always have a spiritual aspect to us and it's been proven that we need to address that in order to maintain our mental and emotional health.
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At a guess, a lack of said spiritual aspect is likely why so many fandoms seem to have those incredibly extreme members that go way overboard.
It's definitely the reason for the technocrats[1] atheists that treat scientists like clergy and refuse to shift away from old paradigms no matter how much evidence suggests they should.
[1] and other self-proclaimed atheists that treat science like a religion
EDIT:
--- Quote from: QuestionableIntentions on 03 Feb 2021, 23:56 ---[snip]
And the problem is that these "harmless" believes are symptoms of a larger problem: The refusal of the scientific method.
Choosing comfort over truth.
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Just want to reiterate my point about people who treat science like a religion. A lot of them do the 'I'm better than you because I believe in science' schtick. That's not what science is for or about.
Science helps us better understand the world around us and --when applied well-- helps improves our lives to some degree in some facet. It is a tool for understanding, not a scale for judging others.
All sciences have their foundation in faith [imperical evidence, postulates, and 1+1=2]. The difference is that science uses faith as a starting point .
Here, the point gets explained better by Dan Floyd and James Portnow
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Vx9qoLzFsAlso applicable; 'Religion in Games (part 2)'
EDIT: *derp* forgot to include postulates with imperical observations and 1+1=2
BenRG:
So we have another hairpin curve that makes it hard to set up a consistent characterisation in my head for Willow. At one time, Bubbles was scary, especially when she still wore her auxiliary armour. Right now, she's just the quiet and nice amazon lady who operates the robot repair shop with her girlfriend; she's about as intimidating in her mood as Elliot, with whom she shares the same general size and whom Willow thinks is cute. She doesn't even loom! I'm sure there's a reason but it isn't clear.
In any case, Willow is a woman with best friends from the BAME community and a Synthetic. She thinks that the strongly-celtic-looking bisexual guy is cute. Elliot is close to Bubbles' size and is also cute. This really makes no sense to me.
The lesson? It's difficult to introduce a new character in just a week or so from concentrated and disconnected incidents. At least not to do so without making them seem inconsistent and scattershot.
So, 'Time to Start Over' what? Bubbles's interaction with Willow? The long-foreseen soft reboot where all the main characters and their interactions all radiate out from the primary characters of Jim, Elliot and Renee? Or start over with Willow's characterisation (already) and the Clintelliot relationship given that they've both been steered so resolutely onto a sandbank?
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