Angels, shit. What about goblins? What about goblins, huh? Doesn't anybody believe in goblins? You never hear about them except on Halloween, and it's always negative shit too, you know. And zombies. Where the fuck are all the zombies? That's the trouble with zombies, they're unreliable. I say if you're gonna buy the angel shit, you might go with the zombie package as well.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- He mocks the selective belief in angels by pointing out why people ignore other mythological beings like goblins.
- In plain terms
- He asks why people believe in angels but not in goblins or zombies.
- What can you take from it?
- Selective belief in mythology often makes no logical sense.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we believe in some myths and not others?
- What makes a supernatural belief valid?
Another view
Beliefs often stem from cultural traditions rather than logical consistency.
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