The Relationships and Importance of Questions and Answers.

Mike13815 · 2012-09-08T00:29:37+00:00

Source, please?

combasemsthefox · 2012-09-08T00:46:24+00:00

http://www.kiriakakis.net/aday.html Here is the source + 8 comics I accidentally left out. It gets better and better the more you read so I recommend that you read them all.

EN2McDrunkernyou · 2012-09-08T00:55:15+00:00

Holy shit that was cool. Is this in print anywhere?

iamdehf · 2012-09-08T02:41:42+00:00

Metaphor blew my mind spwooooosh

0v0Nevermore · 2012-09-08T03:21:47+00:00

I'm definitely keeping this comic for future reference and annotation.

elfwithoutears · 2012-09-08T04:43:15+00:00

The eye sounds like he's giving answers.

Ianc55 · 2012-09-08T03:38:05+00:00

This needs more upvotes

The_Alex_ · 2012-09-08T03:52:00+00:00

I wish I could have an intellectual conversation with a random stranger on a bench in the middle of a peaceful park. That kind of thing, where you have nothing else to do except speak with a complete stranger with some many different experiences you have never experienced yourself who just decided to rest on his way to wherever he was going, is real human interaction. Now that I think about it, the chance of such a thing happening in the real world just seems so low. What would most likely happen is, the stranger would sit and immediately whip out a smart phone, killing any chance of conversation.

Sorry for hijacking a little bit. I just thought of this as I was reading the comic and thought I would share.

j3rmz · 2012-09-08T02:13:56+00:00

upvote this! this is really awesome!

bongmaniac · 2012-09-08T01:25:56+00:00

this should be on the frontpage!

sid2112 · 2012-09-08T02:56:33+00:00

I prefer answers. They are indicative of actually accomplishing something.

kerdon · 2012-09-08T01:53:05+00:00

So, this may be a repost, and I may have DV'd it at first, but you know what, this little comic strip is so good that it deserves to be reposted. Enjoy your karma.

keyboard_samurai · 2012-09-08T01:05:47+00:00

See this is what /r/atheism should be about guys, take note. Instead of the circlejerk that it has become of "DURR HURR!! You believe in whatever deity you believe in, you're so stupid!!! Here's some quotes taken out out of context to make you look stupid!" Sorry for the mini-rant, here's my reaction to the comic.

naroays · 2012-09-08T02:17:11+00:00

Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand what this comic is driving at.

makeshiftreaper · 2012-09-08T04:01:23+00:00

The entire time all I could see is that this metaphor was so thinly veiled that I don't even know why they bothered in the first place.

omglaurent · 2012-09-08T04:24:49+00:00

Wow, beautiful

davidempoleon10 · 2012-09-08T04:51:32+00:00

Repost.

DeafLEGO · 2012-09-08T05:02:28+00:00

This is beyond awesome. Thanks!

despitefulminate · 2012-09-08T05:26:28+00:00

I feel like there should be more to this. It ends kind of abruptly. I get the message and I think it's quite good, but it leaves me with this shell of an idea that is still struggling to develop. Maybe the creator was going for something like that given the subject matter, but I still feel like there should be more. Another pannel or something. Either way, it is quite good. Upvoted.

The_Rolly_Jodger · 2012-09-08T05:45:12+00:00

This is really good. Ill remember this.Thanks for uploading it!

BigNacho · 2012-09-08T05:47:23+00:00

This. Is. Great.

Brain-Erection

Jonny_Osbock · 2012-09-08T05:48:50+00:00

Best thing i saw in weeks!

Crysalim · 2012-09-08T05:50:51+00:00

This is interesting and all, but without answers there would be no questions.

ExtraHeresy · 2012-09-08T06:30:36+00:00

I'm probably not the only one here thinking that this is not a direct correlation to a religious argument. In reading through the rest of the piece at the source, you see the Eye-character says we should "act on faith" and such.

This honestly seems like a more "Deist" viewpoint than an Atheist one.

It was a thought provoker, though! I'll give you that!

gonesnake · 2012-09-08T06:37:30+00:00

This was very good. Great art, great message. And applies not just to atheism/religion. The continual questioning is a wonderful philosophical, scientific and social idea.

kipjak3rd · 2012-09-08T06:53:57+00:00

I know this doesnt sound like much, but I would like you to have my very first upvote. Please take care of it.

YoLoDrScientist · 2012-09-08T07:01:32+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omoacP1pgWU

start this video and then read this....

maybe even smoke a bowl too. amazing.

AmigoOne · 2012-09-08T07:02:11+00:00

I... What?

termanator20548 · 2012-09-08T04:39:17+00:00

repost!

ra4king · 2012-09-08T05:33:43+00:00

Reeeppoooossstttttt....but I like it too much so enjoy your free karma :)

djhaba · 2012-09-08T02:18:24+00:00

tl;dr

MrFanzyPanz · 2012-09-08T05:45:17+00:00

While I understand the analogy, I don't think the premise represents the reality of the relationship between questions and answers.

To deny the value of answers over questions is to deny the fundamental purpose of a question: to find an answer. In essence, answers are truth - not universal truth, per se, but a shadow of a truth that has the potential to be absolute, though it is subject to the inconsistency of human perspective. We, as humans, seek truth. The struggle for the mind is to sort through the slurry of questions and find suitable answers from which to move and make decisions. Our very questions are based on other answers, and are born to seek more answers. To cherish a question is to suggest that not knowing something is a beautiful thing, whereas the reality is that the journey involved with learning is what holds the beauty of the question. However, it is merely a segment of the beauty found in refining and seeking a larger collection of answers. Questions can be moving and motivating, but they are merely a means to an end, and what beauty they have through their struggle is merely the shadow of the whole, compounding the beauty of the answer it seeks.

Answers are goals. They sometimes change, but their beauty is in their construction and their reliability. Even the answers you collect and think are yours are sometimes changing. They are as fragile as you are, and the stronger your answers grow, the stronger you grow. To know something, to gain control over it, to become intimate with the machinations of the universe is the essence of achievement, and we humans fulfill our potential with every sought and answered question.

And the best part is, to seek answers is invariably to seek questions. To have an impressive collection, you must utilize impressive questions to explore. And by collecting answers, you incidentally collect unresolved questions, whose answers are still to find, and whose eventual beauty are indicated by the character of that question. To collect answers is to yearn to grow, to learn, to overcome, whereas to collect questions is to yearn to ponder only.

I believe it is the optimal perspective of any human being, regardless of their beliefs, to collect good answers. To be a seeker of truth.

emiTsekaThturT · 2012-09-08T06:09:30+00:00

Nice art work, shame it's an obnoxious atheist comic.


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