Comic #5884: mugging-2

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Panel 1: A person with short brown hair and a light skin tone is standing, looking slightly confused and calm. They are wearing a black shirt and there is a masked figure with red attire pointing a gun at them. The masked figure says, "GIMME ALL YOUR MONEY!"

Panel 2: The person responds with a raised eyebrow, "WHY SHOULD I?" The masked figure smirks, holding the gun more confidently, and says, "I'M CAPABLE OF ANYTHING!"

Panel 3: The person begins to explain, "I'M AN EXTREME-HORIZON SCIENTIFIC UTILITARIAN. I THINK MORALITY SHOULD BE JUDGED ON THE OUTCOME OF ACTIONS, AND ALSO THAT WHEN THE SUN ENGULFS THE EARTH IN 5 BILLION YEARS IT'LL SWALLOW HUMAN HISTORY TOO, MAKING ALL PRIOR ACTION MEANINGLESS."

Panel 4: The masked figure looks slightly puzzled. The person continues, "IF ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY IS A BRIEF CYCLE IN A VAST UNIVERSE, NONE OF MY INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS HAVE MORAL CHARACTER BEYOND A DELIMITED TIME HORIZON. NO MATTER HOW BLOODY MY HANDS, PATIENCE WILL AUTOCLAVE THEM FROM—"

Panel 5: The masked figure, losing patience, interrupts with "GIMME YOUR WALLET." The person looks surprised and says, "WHAT?"

Panel 6: The person explains, "I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF YOUR SPEECHIFYING TO STEAL YOUR GUN, AND NOW I WOULD LIKE YOUR WALLET."

Panel 7: The masked figure, now looking bewildered, asks, "WHAT’S YOUR JUSTIFICATION?!"

Panel 8: The person confidently responds, "I'M A WALLET-LOVING MORAL RELATIVIST." The masked figure looks defeated but somewhat amused.

The comic combines humor with philosophical musings, playing with the idea of moral relativism in an unexpected situation.