Comic #3276: 2014-05-07

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Panel 1: "WHICH CAME FIRST? MATH, OR THE UNIVERSE."

Panel 2: "MATH IS JUST A SHORTHAND FOR WHAT REALITY DOES. YOU COULD HAVE A TOTALLY CHAOTIC UNIVERSE, WHICH CAN'T BE DESCRIBED MEANINGFULLY BY MATH. IF YOU CAN HAVE A UNIVERSE WITHOUT MATH, THE UNIVERSE MUST BE PRIOR."

Panel 3: "BUT, I CAN INVENT MATH TO DESCRIBE A UNIVERSE THAT DOESN'T EXIST. THE MATH EXISTS WITHOUT THE UNIVERSE IT DESCRIBES. SO, MATH IS PRIOR."

Panel 4: "BUT, I CAN'T INVENT THAT MATH UNLESS I'M ALREADY IN A UNIVERSE THAT PERMITS MATH. IF YOU CAN ONLY DO MATH WITH THE UNIVERSE'S PERMISSION THEN THE UNIVERSE MUST BE PRIOR."

Panel 5: "MY MOM SAYS I DON'T HAVE PERMISSION TO NOT DO MATH."

Panel 6: "SHE MUST BE A GOD."

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