Comic #3339: 2014-07-09

View Original Comic

Description

Here’s the transcription of the comic:

Panel 1: Character 1 (looking upwards): "What do you think we’d do if we met alien life that was intelligent like us, but lacked our flaws." Character 2 (thinking): "Run like hell."

Panel 2: Character 2: "Evolved creatures bear the indelible stamp of their lowly origins. They calculate. They cheat. They hurt. They kill. And in these things they take pleasure."

Panel 3: Character 1: "So, you have two possibilities. (1) This is the precious creation of a self-loathing evolved organism. (2) It’s a lie, and you’re being trapped."

Panel 4: Character 2: "Either way you’re probably about to be killed."

Panel 5: Character 1: "What if that’s just chauvinism, and there exist species that aren’t horrible, like humans?" Character 2: "I call those species 'food.'"

Note: The comic depicts two characters having a philosophical discussion under a starry sky.