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I still feel awe when I can find a clear night and I can see the Milky Way stretch across our sky. Or when I see the vistas of the planets in our system and how wondrous is our one little system, with our one little star, and one life supporting planet (for our needs anyway) and then I realize that there are so many stars in the sky that I can see and that for each of those, there is probably a galaxy as big as the Milky Way that I canât see.
We are less than twinkles in the darkness, less than sands on the beach. Space is so very vast and the scope of that is of such a magnitude to beggar comprehension.
And for all that, one and all, we are individuals in some unique respect.
We are drops in the largest sea, yet each and every one of us can be important to someone and loved and each of us can make our world a better place and ourselves better people.
If that isnât awesome and magical, I donât know what is.
And I am so glad when I get to share that with my daughter around the camp fire.
Tigers â A reality check for human philosophers (of all shapes and sizes) since ancient times. Bless you, Hobbes â for reminding us that inspite of all the intellectual blather we get into, all it really boils down to is 4 square meals a day.
Nothing like star gazing on a crystal clear cool evening. I recall a night sky I saw as a kid in Blowing Rock NC when my Dad took the family for an Appalachian vacation back in the early 70s. Man that sky must have had a million stars. I have never seen one like that since then though I have tried up there in the Carolinas, Colorado, New Mexico, the Everglades, etcâŠ. Magic times back then, truly the wonder yearsâŠâŠ
Calvin, donât say that (re the last panel)! Otherwise, Dad will throw you bodily out of the house (see yesterdayâs strip)! Wonât matter if itâs day or night.
I donât know about early man, but modern man should realize that there are perhaps 3000 tigers left ON THE WHOLE PLANET, and you know whoâs the reasons of that.
I was on vacation with friends. I was outside sitting on a tailgate watching the lightning miles away, it was in FL and you could see off a long way. My friend comes to the door of the trailer and asks if I donât want to come in and watch TV! NO!
Everywhere I lived, there was a lot of light pollution. I can see only the brightest of stars. Iâve never seen the Milky Way. I canât afford to travel to a dark sky area. Iâd like everyone on Earth, rich and poor alike, to be able to see the Milky Way a few times in their lives. One night every few years, I would like us to try to make Earth as dark as possible.
awwwww. Hobbes just added a little drama. being out late at night and searching out the skies for the planets, shooting stars, meteor showers, etc would be soooo much better and interesting.
This made me think of that scene from the Lion King where the Simba and Timon and Pumbaa are looking at the sky and wondering what exactly those stars are and Timon says that theyâre âfireflies stuck in that big blue thingâ. (I donât remember if the scene is also in the original or only the remake.)
One of my favorite comic strips of all time: Snoopy is atop his doghouse, ponderingâŠ.(Maybe not the exact words)..âSome times I look up at the night skyâŠ..I see the twinkling starsâŠ.I think, whatâs it all about?âŠ.Why are we all here?âŠ.Suddenly it all comes to me !âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ. I havenât the slightest idea.â
That is why man âinventedâ religion, to attempt to explain the unknown. Religion was created in the attempt by our primitive and ignorant ancestors to assuage the fear of the unknown. Today, religion continues to thrive on the fears of the ignorant. And we, as a species, allow it because we have been trained/indoctrinated to think of religion as a boon to mankind. It isnât. Religion is a hate filled business venture that thrives on the fear it creates.
Sadly the entire population refuses to look up and recognize we are a special place for our species and we need to come together to protect it. Instead, a few hundred exploit it for greed.
Imagine how the photons that traveled billions of years to get here from those stars must feel as they impact on the back of your eye. âIs that all there is?â
I live on top of the hills of Lake Elsinore, CA. Without obstructions of any kind, the stars are bright at night and make my daily evening meditation a beautiful routine. Well, ok, ok, the shot of whiskey helps tooâŠ. but, the peaceful serenity of siting in the backyard in the dark, looking at the stars, an airplane goes by from time to time, the whole thing makes me feel like I am a very tiny spec in the universe, and yet I still matter a great deal.
THEORY: Calvin listed Venus; aka the home of King Ghidorah. Spaceman Spiff then gets stranded (again) on Venus, and meets the evil scum known as King Ghidorah, which is Susie and her three other friends.
I can still remember the awe I felt the first time I was able to see the Milky Way galaxy. I hope to be able to share the experience, like you, with my grandkids.
âItâs a great big universe and weâre all really punyweâre just tiny little specks about the size of Mickey RooneyItâs big and black and inkyand we are small and dinkyitâs a big universe and weâre not!â
why not fly to uranus? No one would want to go there. Youâd be free from everyone else unless you bring hobbes. Say Nay in chat if we should leave hobbes behind. Say Naw if he should come.
BE THIS GUY almost 4 years ago
Only to have his father criticize him wasting his time watching TV.
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
Try going to the bathtub, Calvin, and then to bed.
codycab almost 4 years ago
Wow! And Hobbes didnât even look like he was planning anything.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Deep thoughts for a six years old kid who does not commit to school.
dadthedawg Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Call it aâŠ..saber tooth ache.
rklynch almost 4 years ago
Hobbes⊠Master of the sneak attack..
Alexander the Good Enough almost 4 years ago
Or perhaps cave bear or dire wolf foodâŠ
Bilan almost 4 years ago
Never ask a philosophical question to a tiger and expect a humanitarian answer. Youâll get a feline answer.
kaladorn almost 4 years ago
I still feel awe when I can find a clear night and I can see the Milky Way stretch across our sky. Or when I see the vistas of the planets in our system and how wondrous is our one little system, with our one little star, and one life supporting planet (for our needs anyway) and then I realize that there are so many stars in the sky that I can see and that for each of those, there is probably a galaxy as big as the Milky Way that I canât see.
We are less than twinkles in the darkness, less than sands on the beach. Space is so very vast and the scope of that is of such a magnitude to beggar comprehension.
And for all that, one and all, we are individuals in some unique respect.
We are drops in the largest sea, yet each and every one of us can be important to someone and loved and each of us can make our world a better place and ourselves better people.
If that isnât awesome and magical, I donât know what is.
And I am so glad when I get to share that with my daughter around the camp fire.
in.amongst almost 4 years ago
Tigers â A reality check for human philosophers (of all shapes and sizes) since ancient times. Bless you, Hobbes â for reminding us that inspite of all the intellectual blather we get into, all it really boils down to is 4 square meals a day.
rentier almost 4 years ago
From sabre-tooth to slobber-tooth tiger!!
rentier almost 4 years ago
Sometimes Hobbes still feels sneak attacks inside him!!
Scorpio Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Way to go and ruin the moment Hobbes.
in-dubio-pro-rainbow almost 4 years ago
Civilization started to escape saber-tooth tiger attacks â and ended with attacks of plushy ones
Robin Harwood almost 4 years ago
Remember that Hobbes is named after Thomas Hobbes.
https://existentialcomics.com/comic/387
And Calvin is named after John Calvin.
TampaFanatic1 almost 4 years ago
Nothing like star gazing on a crystal clear cool evening. I recall a night sky I saw as a kid in Blowing Rock NC when my Dad took the family for an Appalachian vacation back in the early 70s. Man that sky must have had a million stars. I have never seen one like that since then though I have tried up there in the Carolinas, Colorado, New Mexico, the Everglades, etcâŠ. Magic times back then, truly the wonder yearsâŠâŠ
BigDaveGlass almost 4 years ago
Got news for you Calvin, youâre not going to be any safer in the âCaveâ if you take the Sabre tooth in with youâŠ..
Susan00100 almost 4 years ago
Calvin, donât say that (re the last panel)! Otherwise, Dad will throw you bodily out of the house (see yesterdayâs strip)! Wonât matter if itâs day or night.
Dan6652 almost 4 years ago
I donât know about early man, but modern man should realize that there are perhaps 3000 tigers left ON THE WHOLE PLANET, and you know whoâs the reasons of that.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I was on vacation with friends. I was outside sitting on a tailgate watching the lightning miles away, it was in FL and you could see off a long way. My friend comes to the door of the trailer and asks if I donât want to come in and watch TV! NO!
Mr_Cool almost 4 years ago
A surprisingly logical segue from yesterdayâs strip.
BigDaveGlass almost 4 years ago
Second last panel, Calvinâs still seeing stars and planetsâŠ
lmuller7 almost 4 years ago
We are but boats on a very large sea, UNTIL, we crash upon the rocks of reality.
Kilrwat Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Nothing like an object lesson!
The Fly Hunter almost 4 years ago
Well, Calvin, we could send you to Venus but I really donât think youâll like it very much⊠or for very long!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Oddly enough, I suspect thatâs pretty much the same thing ancient man thought, and did. Hide from the night until you can see in the light.
jmcenanly almost 4 years ago
He is, at times, wiser than many adults.
martynhappyone almost 4 years ago
That starlight took trillions of light years to arrive here and if you donât glimpse it, it is gone.
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 4 years ago
Another contemplative moment ruined by Hobbes.
Jogger2 almost 4 years ago
Everywhere I lived, there was a lot of light pollution. I can see only the brightest of stars. Iâve never seen the Milky Way. I canât afford to travel to a dark sky area. Iâd like everyone on Earth, rich and poor alike, to be able to see the Milky Way a few times in their lives. One night every few years, I would like us to try to make Earth as dark as possible.
j.l.farmer almost 4 years ago
awwwww. Hobbes just added a little drama. being out late at night and searching out the skies for the planets, shooting stars, meteor showers, etc would be soooo much better and interesting.
thepinkbaroness almost 4 years ago
This made me think of that scene from the Lion King where the Simba and Timon and Pumbaa are looking at the sky and wondering what exactly those stars are and Timon says that theyâre âfireflies stuck in that big blue thingâ. (I donât remember if the scene is also in the original or only the remake.)
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 4 years ago
Hobbes, like everyone else, wonât let Calvin be philosophical.
christelisbetty almost 4 years ago
One of my favorite comic strips of all time: Snoopy is atop his doghouse, ponderingâŠ.(Maybe not the exact words)..âSome times I look up at the night skyâŠ..I see the twinkling starsâŠ.I think, whatâs it all about?âŠ.Why are we all here?âŠ.Suddenly it all comes to me !âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ. I havenât the slightest idea.â
mistercatworks almost 4 years ago
One reason stargazing is a relatively modern sport â night predators.
nsr60 almost 4 years ago
AUGH! WUMP! An homage to Charlie Brown and the football.
Lambeth777 almost 4 years ago
Hobbes =Reality Check
I was FRAMED!!!!!! almost 4 years ago
That is why man âinventedâ religion, to attempt to explain the unknown. Religion was created in the attempt by our primitive and ignorant ancestors to assuage the fear of the unknown. Today, religion continues to thrive on the fears of the ignorant. And we, as a species, allow it because we have been trained/indoctrinated to think of religion as a boon to mankind. It isnât. Religion is a hate filled business venture that thrives on the fear it creates.
formathe almost 4 years ago
Sadly the entire population refuses to look up and recognize we are a special place for our species and we need to come together to protect it. Instead, a few hundred exploit it for greed.
DanWolfie almost 4 years ago
Thereâs Hobbes looking like my old cat in a dark room again in the ninth panelâŠ
Numbnumb almost 4 years ago
Calvin is such a dweb!
Bruce388 almost 4 years ago
âInfinitesimal.â Pretty fancy word for a kid who avoids education the way I avoid lima beans.
gregcomn almost 4 years ago
âWe are but a momentâs sunlight, fading in the grass. . . .â
kathleenhicks62 almost 4 years ago
Love it when Calvin is a victim of his own fantasies, Love Hobbes concentrating on Calvinâs words-looks like it but he is plannign what to do! LOL!
KEA almost 4 years ago
they had no concept how vast the universe is⊠no one really did until Hubbleâs work
Lightpainter almost 4 years ago
Calvin set him up for this! Good job by Hobbes to show Calvin what early man would have felt!
ivendors almost 4 years ago
Imagine how the photons that traveled billions of years to get here from those stars must feel as they impact on the back of your eye. âIs that all there is?â
mayorgaeng almost 4 years ago
I live on top of the hills of Lake Elsinore, CA. Without obstructions of any kind, the stars are bright at night and make my daily evening meditation a beautiful routine. Well, ok, ok, the shot of whiskey helps tooâŠ. but, the peaceful serenity of siting in the backyard in the dark, looking at the stars, an airplane goes by from time to time, the whole thing makes me feel like I am a very tiny spec in the universe, and yet I still matter a great deal.
Publius10608218 almost 4 years ago
Iâve read the Australians had such a clear view of the sky they named constellations after the dark spots, those lucky ducks.
Godzilla The King of the Monsters almost 4 years ago
THEORY: Calvin listed Venus; aka the home of King Ghidorah. Spaceman Spiff then gets stranded (again) on Venus, and meets the evil scum known as King Ghidorah, which is Susie and her three other friends.
txmystic almost 4 years ago
KhoolâŠI think I âCosmosâ is on TVâŠ
GreggW Premium Member almost 4 years ago
The infinite spaces fill me with dread. â Pascal
Ka`ĆnĆhi`ula`okahĆkĆ«miomio`ehiku Premium Member almost 4 years ago
That moon (late waning) only appears in the early morning before sunrise. What is Calvin doing up and out before sunrise? Where are his parents?
wolfdad almost 4 years ago
Calvin deGrasse Tyson
JanskiD almost 4 years ago
I can still remember the awe I felt the first time I was able to see the Milky Way galaxy. I hope to be able to share the experience, like you, with my grandkids.
WilliamDoerfler almost 4 years ago
Itâs no accident.
Will_Scarlet almost 4 years ago
âItâs a great big universe and weâre all really punyweâre just tiny little specks about the size of Mickey RooneyItâs big and black and inkyand we are small and dinkyitâs a big universe and weâre not!â
teresagruber250 almost 4 years ago
Beautiful and very needed in these times. Thanks for a really good note to end my Sunday.
CalvinAndHobbes658 over 3 years ago
why not fly to uranus? No one would want to go there. Youâd be free from everyone else unless you bring hobbes. Say Nay in chat if we should leave hobbes behind. Say Naw if he should come.