Comic #2684: 2012-09-21
Description
Here's the transcription of the comic text:
Panel 1:
- Red-haired character: "Isn't it amazing how you're part of an unbroken chain of reproduction going back to the dawn of life?"
- Dark-haired character: "Not really. Sure, there's an unbroken reproductive chain, but all of your genes were in tons of individuals who had no offspring."
Panel 2:
- Red-haired character: "Plus, it's entirely likely that a bunch of your ancestors only got to reproduce through violence or treachery, while the ancestors you’d have liked had some of their genes drop out of the pool."
Panel 3:
- Dark-haired character: "So your observation could be restated as ‘Isn't it amazing that you have a small percentage of the genes that have ever existed, many of which were transmitted to your body by means you would find repulsive.’"
Panel 4:
- Red-haired character: "Yeah, but isn't it amazing!"
- Dark-haired character: "Stop it! I’m trying to stick my science in your beauty!"