2010-01-04
Explanation
This comic is a multi-panel strip about a man testing God'''s existence. In the first panel, a red-haired man prays: "God... if you'''re real, show yourself as a dove on my windowsill." In the second panel, a white dove actually appears on his windowsill, seemingly confirming God'''s existence. The man looks pleased in the third panel. But in the fourth panel, he immediately pushes his luck by praying again: "Now show yourself as boobs." The final panel shows Jesus in heaven saying, "And THAT is why I don'''t do miracles anymore," explaining the lack of modern-day miracles as a response to humanity'''s tendency to abuse divine power for juvenile and selfish purposes.
The joke plays on the classic theological question of why God does not perform obvious miracles in the modern era. Instead of offering a sophisticated philosophical answer, the comic suggests a hilariously mundane reason: humans would immediately exploit any confirmed divine responsiveness for immature desires. The man'''s instant pivot from a sincere test of faith to demanding that God manifest as breasts perfectly captures a cynical view of human nature -- given proof of the divine, people would not become more pious but would instead treat God like a genie granting wishes.
The votey panel extends the joke further, showing the man continuing to escalate his demands, asking God to also show himself "as fifty bucks and a keg." This reinforces the comic'''s premise that humanity'''s requests would only become more selfish and trivial, giving God even more reason to stop performing miracles entirely.