Comic #5603: holism

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Panel 1: Person 1 (pointing): "YOU SCIENTISTS ARE TOO REDUCTIONIST! THE UNIVERSE CAN'T BE MADE INTO A SIMPLE COMPUTER MODEL!"

Person 2: "HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?"

Panel 2: Person 1: "I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOG POSTS, WHICH HAVE ALLOWED ME TO FORM A HOLISTIC AND ALL-ENCOMPASSING VISION OF HOW YOUR FIELD OF STUDY PROBABLY WORKS!"

Panel 3: Person 2: "BOY, THERE’S SO MUCH WRONG WITH HOW SCIENCE WORKS, BUT IT'S NEVER THE STUFF PEOPLE THINK IS WRONG."

Panel 4: Person 1: "LOOK! 4000 LINES OF CODE AND NOT ONE MENTION OF LOVE!"

The comic features two characters discussing a complex view of science versus a simplified model based on personal belief.