Comic #6236: all-knowing

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Panel 1: Child: "Father, if God is omnipotent and omniscient explain Matthew 25:13."

Priest: "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man cometh."

Panel 2: Child: "Yeah, that’s a clear game theory move. Teachers do it all the time. You can't physically force students to study, but you can tell them at a random moment you'll give them a quiz assessing their current level of ability. That way they study all the time, out of fear."

Panel 3: Child: "If you already knew whether they were being diligent or not, there'd be no reason for the pop quiz. Why then is an omniscient deity trying to mess with the incentive structure?"

Priest: "That… that is not for us to know."

Panel 4: Later…

Child: "Dear Lord, is it possible to be all-knowing, all-powerful, all-good, but still lazy about some things?"

Panel 5: God: "There is literally a whole day for rest. Do you even read the literature I send?"

This comic features dialogue that discusses theological concepts and a playful take on game theory in education.