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HAHAHAHAHAHA... good one.. I was baptized roman catholic as a little kid, but I've never been much of a churchgoer. I hate it when people try to impose you their beliefs.

I laughed. GJ.

this is amazing.
my boyfriend is Christian,
but i know that he would find
this hysterical, too.
great comic, great site, keep it up.

Unfortunatly.......too true.

Funny and so true!

FUD

haha, this is great, soooooooo true. i machine like that could be extremely useful in the war on stupidity.

Jesus loves pickles

Love it!

the robot was smoted and the christian won! Burn in hell you heathens!

Good going hating Christians, who believe in nothing more than a kinship with the creator of all things. You know because you know, because you know there's a God.

LOL
I AM GAY

Yep, that argument will stand up in court

suck it jesus

This was LAME. LAME LAME LAME.

I laughed. GJ.

FUCK YOU! I can copy and paste shit too, ya know!
On a serious note, well done. I appreciate it when people make things as long as they should be. Where others would have used an ellipsis, or a "Five Hours Later," you really went the distance. Thank you.

Oh, and since we're apparently on the topic, I'm gay, too.

well done.

Good job! Christians are insane!

:)

Elsa,
I'm going to guess you're a Christian... and I say that because I'm pretty sure the rest of us are laughing our asses off, knowing that's exactly what it's like in real life. In fact, Elsa, that's kinda the whole point of the comic: wouldn't it be awesome if you could build a robot to answer the door for you on Sunday morning and keep the Christians at bay so you can get some shuteye?

good, man!

Awesome!!!

Hahaaaa, this is hilarious but i think applies only to american christians.

jesus hates you

Eric:
I had always been told that a "Christian" was one who believed that Jesus was divine and sacrificed himself to save humanity. Silly me.
That said, this is hilarious. It needs a follow-up, though; the other argument I've observed this degree of circularity in is arguing with Libertarians over the moral and economic justification for social welfare. ("So, what happens when a person, through no fault of their own, is unable to get a job that pays a living wage? Do we just let them starve?" "That's the time for friends, and family to step in." "And if the person's friends and family don't have the means?" "Then the person should depend on private charities rather than taking money from everyone via taxes." "And if private charities don't have funds enough, or refuse for religious or ideological reasons to serve the person in question?" "Then he/she should get a job!" ...ad nauseum).

ZOMG!

based on true story :)

AWESOME!!! It's like a lot of Monty Python -- the premise may be a funny joke, but it's really the willingness to carry the joke out far beyond anyone's expectations which puts it over the top.

And I was hoping the human would pass out from hunger first.

Hahaha! That was hilarious! =)
But the real question is:
Which one of them is really the robot?

This is the best use of the webcomic format that I've ever seen.
Oh, yes, and the single GOOD use of frames.

This comic is discriminatory to Christians. Why is it that it's always Christians who are persecuted? Do you want the country to be like the Soviet?

What circular argument

*yawn*
Stupid and poorly done trash to make the hate-mongers feel better about their Christian-bashing. Can't really expect more, I suppose.

the robot needs a kill switch

Christ on a Catfish! How many panels was that?! I held down the scroll arrow and it still took forever! Though the punchline was inevitable the journey getting to it was hysterical. Funnier than a tarantula in a push-up bra! I've just added a new bookmark to my browser.

So, the question remains: Why use the strawman Christian? Was it because the comic's creator was unsophisticated enough to recognize it as a strawman? Was it intellectual dishonesty? Was it ignoring reality for the sake of humor? I hope the third, because it was kinda' funny.

Amazing!

Not a strawman, no matter how you Xtians spin it. Deal with it.

bingo!

To the anonymous guy who said this comic is hate-mongering: Seriously, if this comic is hate-mongering, then I want to know what words you use to describe what the rest of us would really call hate. You know, hate hate, as opposed to "oh no, he said fundies argue in circles and it's true, but oh no" hate.

And to the other anonymous guy who said this comic "persecutes" Christians. L-O-Freakin'-L! Holy crap, you Christians are funny.

I love the fundamentalist grin! ha! Thanks for the giggle. And I agree with the guy that asked..."Which one is the robot?"
Robot: "There is no god"
Conservative Christian: "Sorry, that does not compute"

I like the vertically scrolling frame format. It is easy to read, although it might not lend itself to being printed out.

I really don't know what to say. There are tears welling up in my eyes! God! That's so bueatifull! I think I'm going to cry!

Hate-mongering?!? Persecuting Christians?!? Jesus Christ!! Are you people so cut off from the world that a comic with a gentle poke at Christianity can be described as such?

i do not think that this comic was intended to 'persecute' anyone. it's a comic. and i found it funny. i, personally, am Jewish, and i still laugh when my friends tell 'Jew jokes,' because, after all, they are jokes. this comic was merely intended to be funny, a stab at the circular logic of some people, not necessarily even Christians. i really think that many people who have commented here are blowing this out of proportion. and, for those of you who came here and shared your antichristian sentiments, i do not think this is the place for that, it very disrespectful, not every person who follows a religion is a robot, they are not all the same. so, please, come here, laugh at the joke if you find it funny, and move on.

anonymous said "Why is it that it's always Christians who are persecuted?"
no, no, seriously! That's fantastic! ALWAYS THE CHRISTIANS WHO ARE PERSECUTED.

Great

my post was deleted, this place is rigged, and biased

my post was deleted and it seems only the ones that share the writers' point of view are being kept, I, for one, do not have any respect for that.

True, your post was deleted. Know why? It was lame and it didn't add any entertainment value to my site. MY site, that I pay for. Did you notice the big announcement at the top of the page that says OPEN FORUM FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO POST THEIR OPINIONS? No? That's because it isn't there! I will, however leave your most recent posts whining about having your other post deleted - because they amuse me.

grow up. do your own research, and stop letting others tell you what is real and what is not

Meh, why do the fundies have to ruin it for the rest of us?

i would read CS Lewis' "Mere Christianity." He was an atheist who couldn't help but believe that God exists. He writes in "Mere Christianity" about God's existance and doesn't refer to the bible.

For the record, CS Lewis was not an atheist. He was a Christian from the age of 31. Read about him on Wikipedia!

more on CS Lewis,
his most famous books,
the Chronicles of Narnia,
were actually allegorical,
and had many Biblical references.

So I realize it was a while ago, but, Dear "Lander." You're stupid! I'm not Christian! I am laughing! Didja read my whole two notes! I said good job, thanked him for specific things he did, and then said I was gay! My comment was a joke, you idiot!
And since we're on the topic of C.S. Lewis somehow (I only read the last little snipits). Has anyone ever read his space trilogy? Out of the Silent Planet, etc.? No one has, and it bums me out; they're a lot better than Narnia.

To those who call this persecution. Why would you trudge through endless filth, finding yourself in some obscure (no offense, Jeff) corner of the internet, and when someone says you aren't right consider it persecution? Even if he was saying "All Christians are bad people! Kill them all! Erase all trace of them from the cultural memory!" on this website it wouldn't be persecution. If he were walking through the streets and forcing you to do something you didn't want to do because of what you believe, not because of what you've done, THAT would be persecution. (It's almost an allegory to door-to-door evangelists, but not really.)
Also, Jeff, does <font color=seat>html</font color=seat> work in these comments? I would rather have italicized that "THAT" than have capitalized it. Oh well. They're just comments. Love your work, sir.

Question answered. Never mind that last bit, guys. And try out <font color=seat> sometime. It's a dark green. I learned html from myspace, so I have no idea exactly how the color system works. Color irrelevant words correspond to specific colors. I'unno. All right, no more lengthy comments, I promise.

Sorry about the rudimentary chat system, Elsa. I may put some more formatting options in at some point - it is kind of annoying that the only way to accent a word is to make it look LIKE YOU ARE YELLING.

I'm a Christian! Hahaha! :P
; )

ROTFLMAO you'r a genius

The task isn't tedious. Cause and effect. The effect is the universe. The cause?
Pseudointellectuals just can't admit to it.

irony. atheists believe its futile and pointless to argue with fundies, but not so to build a robot. lame comic. God, satan, and even the flying spaghetti monster probably thought this was lame.

Hey Anonymous, have a little respect! Flying Spaghetti Monster should be capitalized!

Actually, I thought the comic was quite awesome.

QMO asked, "Why use the strawman Christian?" It wasn't a strawman. This type of logic is not uncommon among Christians. We recently had a letter to the editor in our local newspaper in which the letter writer said that Jesus said that the Bible was true, so we can trust the Bible. It apparently didn't occur to the letter writer that this was circular reasoning.

Don't want to be a spoil-sport- I know you're just having a laugh, but give me a break! Didn't there used to be a time when it was an honorable thing to believe in something. Since when did it become ok to openly insult people who do?
This whole comic could easily be reversed to make atheist views seem circular.

I'm sorry I don't get it. The Christian is answering the robot truthfully.

Hey all you need to back off the shit and stop praying to me i mean goddamn i'm trying to sleep

I think a lot of people are missing the fact that the person who made the robot specifically said it was to argue with FUNDAMENTALIST Christians. This makes a big difference. To be honest, I'm equally offended by both the people on here who have said "Screw you Christianity" and those who call everyone who doesn't adhere to their beliefs as, I think it was, "heathens". I consider myself a progressive Christian. Yes, I am joyfully and unapologetically Christian. This doesn't mean that I am an unthinking automaton who can't make a logical argument for my faith. I thought the comic was funny, because yes, there are people who are like that, who would drive even a robot insane. HOWEVER, all Christians are not like that and I would kindly ask people to take that into consideration when making comments about another person's belief system.

Very humorous.

If you don't think it's funny, it's because it's describing you. :)

P.S. why don't people make fun of Buddhists this way too? Hmmm?

hey you are funny

It's funny as hell. I'm a christian, but I'm very liberal.
You just can't argue with those people.

More anti-Christian nonsense... what rubbish!

Rubbish? How quaint! I wonder if the English know how it sounds to us Colonial types when they say stuff like that. It's like being insulted by Mary Poppins! Pip pip, old boy!

And after 232 rounds of play, the final score is:
Bible-Waving Christian - 1
Soulless Atheist Drone - 0

It was funny, even though I'm a Christian. Although, you did do a bit too much copying and pasting. If this were a strip, "24 hours later" would have worked fine. (And I realize that our arguments are circular. I hate that too.)

I got here through stumbleupon. It got a thumbs up.
I love how people who don't think this is funny are EXACTLY the type that this comic is describing.
I LOL'ed.

i'm a christian and i still find this comic strip amusing. the persistence of the man and the robot shows us how it is in real life. seems as if people have pretty much made up their minds on what to believe. shrug. and we're all pretty stubborn most of the time. =)

Zomg! beliefs are like evil!!!!1111 oneone one

Fundamentalist, n: a portmanteau word made from "fundament" and "mentalist", i.e. someone with his head up his arse.

these people that want to kill god bashers.. you must not be very confident in gods abilities if you think you have to do all this work for him, and besides, god made me an atheist, who am i to question him??

winrar

Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Ha Ha Ha Ha!

Kewl.... God smote the stupid robot! Guess that proves something! And thats not the argument Christians make anyway, your obviously an idiot! Why? Because I said so!

"You're obviously an idiot," not "your obviously an idiot." Unless you were somehow referring to my obviously, whatever that is.

Great :D

Ha. Yeah, Really funny. Oversimplify the Christian argument, and then mock them! Hmmm, I wonder if we can do the same for atheists.
Atheist: I don't believe in God
Open Minded Joe: Why not?
Atheist: Because it defies logic.
Joe: Has your system of logic taken into account all facets of reality, nature, and the universe so as to perfectly and absolutely rule out all possibility of a God's existence?
Atheist: Ummm... sure.
Joe: Then you are inerrant and omniscient. Are you God?
Atheist: No... I don't believe in God
Joe: Why not? this goes on like this for a long time, but it is boring (and more importantly, not funny) so I edited out all the repetition. Jeff

So,in conclusion, circular logic goes both ways

That said, no rational Christian sites the Bible as evidence of God's existence. (Yes, some weak-minded Christians will, but there are just as many weak-minded atheists out there.) The Bible more of a guide for believers after His existence has been sufficiently supported by nature, cosmology, physics, philosophy, and history. For those honestly interested learning of the scientific rationale for God, I suggest ******** sorry Travis, but I will not allow you to plug Christian apologist BS on my site.

Travis, dude, you just lost an argument with Epicurus. And he's even deader than Jesus.

Amazing work. I was raised on that wonderfully nonsensical reasoning myself. Keep up the good work.
To all you people who are whining about "discrimination" and "persecution", get a grip. No one is killing you, imprisoning you, or kicking you out of the country. We're just laughing at a stereotype that is actually pretty accurate. The same constitutional amendment (the first one) that protects your right to practice your religion how you see fit also protects our right to free speech.
And yes, C.S. Lewis' space trilogy is far superior to The Chronicles of Narnia.

I have yet to hear an atheist explain logically how this universe and time began without a cause outside of the universe and time. It's always the same circular argument. So, I guess this could be applied to them, as well.

Nope!

Hilarious!

God does not exist, religion is the shield of the dumb and foolish.

Superb :0)

Some people think that we have a crisis of education. Other people think that atheism requires circular reasoning because they believe that space and time are physical objects which had to be created and to deny that is... wait, what the hell was that last person's argument? Speak up there teen queen, I ain't followin' yer metaphors.

awesome, gj, and that is exactly how it would happen,

Its not a circle - Its God calling you - Why do you deny him?

A Christian would not claim the Bible to be written by God, nor that God is real because the Bible says so. I doubt you study much, but you attempt to be humorous and use small sentences so people will pay more attention to this than try to seek the truth for themselves. Ignorance.

Amen Brother!

keep believing in vain

GOD HATES US ALL

Also: Go read up on some LaVey.

hahahahahahahahahahaha

HAHAHA!! XD

JUST LIKE THE COMIC THE COMMENTS GO ON FOREVER

this comic is opresive to christians. christians are so opresed in the us today. our goverment was fonded on the ten comandments now we are forced to hide our beliefes because of hafull people like you. i hope you burn in hell.

OK Robot: Did you have an intelligent designer or are you the product of a random mutation and natural selection?

awesome!
LOVED IT!

I guess you gotta let the bad guy win occasionally....... =sigh=

Christians are oppressed? CHRISTIANS are OPPRESSED????? WotthefuckingFUCK?!?!?!?!?!? Vanity of Vanities, sayeth the Preacher's Kid: All is Vanity. 80% of people in a democratic society can NOT be oppressed by the other 20%. It just doesn't work that way. It's the Fundy Mental Cases who have been doing their damnedest for the last 30 years to oppress the rest of us with the screwed-up idea that you can somehow legislate morality. Screw the Moral[NOT!] Majority, Fuckass on the Family, all their zombie followers, and the broken-down excuses for hosses that they rode in on - they give us Christians a bad name. And FYI, the Hew-Hess-of-Hay was founded on Enlightenment (mostly Deistic) principles, not the Big Ten, and the Constitution is very specific that the government shall not be based on ANY religion (much less your twisted version), because the Founders knew from sad experience that government by religion is a snake pit. Now stop whining and go study, kid. Your ignorance is showing. Obama/Biden '08!

Of course there are actually reasonable arguments as well... I don't know why the author chose to pick on fundamentalists. Lots of people use circular reasoning, not just fundamentalists. And some fundamentalists don't use circular reasoning. Anyway!

This comic is sooooo true :)
proves again how moronic religion truly is.

Hey! live the christians alone, they are good people.. they stupid and ignorants but they are good people, they just don't know what they doing. we just don't let them get into power because they'll start burning "non believers" to the stake, including children and women.
after all I am not christian but I believe that Jesus was an ascended master, what he was teching is thruth and it does not have anything to do with the bible or religion... stupid christians made it all up and they're still training they children into ignorance just like the muslams do.. and both of them religions fanatics keep on saying to each other " My shit don't stink... My shit don't stink""

yes it's right.all religion systems about the money.There is no god,don't worry about that and enjoy your life.
from turkey.

This rocks!

funny comic...i like how the christians get all butthurt about this harmless comic yet we have to live our lives with family members and coworkers who believe we will be tortured for eternity in hell by some magical evil being...talk about an insult. if only christians would wake up and stop following their parents religion and try science!

Why, that there's like 'Pete & Repete". I don't get it.

hahahahaha - truly I have had this conversation - only I was the robot lol

it was good :)

Epic.

That's Pretty Funny, I love how the Christian Won in the End, they usually do, ... it says so in the Bible!

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Warm thanks from the Boise Atheists, for the humor and inspiration!

great!

that was fucken awesome