Biblical Christianity: Metaphors, similes and analogies (XKCD cartoon)

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Metaphors, similes and analogies (XKCD cartoon)

I can't recommend XKCD as a regular diet, but this one is deliciously clever (click to embiggen):

13 comments:

David Regier said...: Embiggen is now my favorite word.; July 6, 2010 at 10:25:00 AM CDT
Merrilee Stevenson said...: Just like as in real life, once the analogy breaks down, practical application results in our hunger for real food.; July 6, 2010 at 10:47:00 AM CDT
mikeb said...: Application to Genesis 1 possibly?; July 6, 2010 at 11:20:00 AM CDT
Aaron said...: Yeah, OEC interpretation of the six days of creation.; July 6, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM CDT
DJP said...: Huh?; July 6, 2010 at 12:02:00 PM CDT
mikeb said...: Dan is "Huh" a simile, metaphor, or anacronym? :); July 6, 2010 at 1:16:00 PM CDT
Death or Glory Toad said...: What's a metaphor?
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Nuffin. What's a metaphor you?

(couldn't resit.; July 6, 2010 at 1:51:00 PM CDT
Aaron said...: Dan:

don't you recall any of the discussion at Pyro? An argument broke out about interpretation of the days of Genesis. Some of the OEC adherents claimed it was metaphor and then the argument went into the meaning of metaphor vs. analogy, etc.; July 6, 2010 at 3:27:00 PM CDT
Herding Grasshoppers said...: HA HA HA HA HA!; July 6, 2010 at 3:45:00 PM CDT
RodeoClown said...: A quick note - all the XKCD comics have a second punchline hidden in the alt-text of the image (so if you mouse over it in it's original setting, you get a second joke).; July 6, 2010 at 5:30:00 PM CDT
DJP said...: I forgot that.

Lucky for me it was clean!; July 6, 2010 at 5:41:00 PM CDT
Tom Chantry said...: Pooka,

The correct answer to "What's a metaphor?" is "Cows to graze in."; July 7, 2010 at 10:02:00 AM CDT
kateg said...: What's a metaphor?... it's so people can make comments on the post, silly.; July 7, 2010 at 10:25:00 AM CDT