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[–] [email protected] 198 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

The creator of these comics is a Christian, with the message of them being a Christian message/allegory.

The message here is that if you disconnect yourself from God and try to live independent from God, you lose your purpose and/or are helpless to fulfill your "true purpose" (which, to a Christian, "true purpose" = serving/following God).

That said: I'd strongly suggest that people stop posting these comics and giving this guy attention. They're meant for Christians and are not really relevant to people outside of that.

EDIT: I made a (regrettable) visit to the website to satisfy my curiosity and found the title & description:

Absolute Freedom – God (in control of all things) gives us freedom to choose what to do, but we don't get to choose the outcome.

Make of that what you will.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

they never land, like there's a missing piece of communication to them all

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

All "Christian" media is like that, their music, movies, comics, everything. There's just something missing.

[–] agnomeunknown 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's missing is that you haven't drank the Kool aid, if I had to guess. They lean entirely on you being a believer (and usually a devout one) for any of their material to land, whether it's comedy or drama or music or whatever.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also feel they think too highly of themselves, and aren't willing to laugh at themselves. A lot of humour relies on being willing to laugh at yourself, your mistakes, and your beliefs, and Christian fundies aren't willing to do that.

[–] Noodle07 1 points 1 year ago

That's the case of any fanatics

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

"it's up for interpretation"

[–] ArchmageAzor 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DIVINE LINK SEVERED

YOU ARE A FLESH AUTOMATON

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

The puppeteer can make you cut your own ties at any time and leave you in a ditch 'cause you were kept a dependent weakling. The author is accidentally promoting self reliance, because that interpretation is not allowed to him or his public. Stupid comics.

[–] paraphrand 14 points 1 year ago

I guess that explains the way they watermarked it.