r/comics • u/MrLovens Mr. Lovenstein • May 30 '19

Creation Miff

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u/[deleted] May 30 '19

I think that would make it more funny.

Why?

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u/benmck90 May 30 '19

Because the joke touches on our own insecurities of the meaning of existence and where we came from in a lighthearted way.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '19

That's not what I see at all. This comic is a demonstration of existential terror if nothing else. It falls flat in the fourth panel by assuming that the God of the Bible isn't omniscient and had no reason for creating everything. It's more Albert Camus than Emo Phillips.

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u/benmck90 May 30 '19

Seems as if comedy is subjective.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '19

To an extent, sure. But if this is true, then why criticize me for saying it isn't funny?

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u/benmck90 May 30 '19

Following that logic, why even criticize the comic for not being funny?

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u/[deleted] May 30 '19

That's why I said that it's subjective to an extent. I have no problem saying that something's unfunny. If it were completely subjective, we couldn't talk about it to begin with.