Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 13, 1961
December 12, 1961
December 14, 1961
Transcript:
Shermy says, "I've got this whole Santa Claus bit licked, Charlie Brown!"<BR><BR> Shermy says, "If there is a Santa Claus, he's going to be too nice not to bring me anything for Christmas no matter how I act . . . Right? Right!"<BR><BR> Shermy says, "And if there isn't any Santa Claus, then I haven't really lost anything! Right?"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "Wrong! But I don't know where!"<BR><BR>
Stormwyrm over 7 years ago
Hey, where you been Shermy you old bloke!
ootey over 6 years ago
Here’s where CB. If you only live to receive presents then how can others be blessed by your goodness?
dbwindhorst almost 6 years ago
Indeed. I remember studying “Shermy’s wager” in a philosophy of religion class.
jaythor70 almost 5 years ago
It’s similar to the argument people make about God. They assume because God=love, that there is no judgement. God is also righteous, and hates sin, unwilling to look upon it. That is why he sent Jesus, to pay that sin debt. he turned from sinless Jesus with our sins covering him, and sees us clothed in Jesus righteousness.
Stormwyrm almost 4 years ago
The Gospel According to Peanuts
yow4zip Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Coal counts as bringing something.
Anton Sherwood almost 2 years ago
Shermy expounds a Universalist version of Pascal’s Wager, which is easier to play!
The Universalist church merged with the Unitarian church awhile back. There’s a joke: what’s the difference between a Unitarian and a Universalist? One believes God is too good to want to punish anyone, and the other believes we are too good for God to want to punish us. (I do not recall which way I heard the joke, and I’m sure it doesn’t matter much.)