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[Bauglir]

I suspect am pretty sure that she's Science.

Fixed that for me. An immutable fixed point in a universe shaped by belief, eternally observing and learning for the sake of curiosity, unmoved by passion? If ever there was a character representing the ideal of pure Science in humanity's consciousness, it's Jones, and it seems pretty reasonable that such a being would exist in this setting. As reasonable as any mythological figure representing some facet of humanity.

[xtank5]

I suspect am pretty sure that she's Science.

Fixed that for me. An immutable fixed point in a universe shaped by belief, eternally observing and learning for the sake of curiosity, unmoved by passion? If ever there was a character representing the ideal of pure Science in humanity's consciousness, it's Jones, and it seems pretty reasonable that such a being would exist in this setting. As reasonable as any mythological figure representing some facet of humanity.

I agree completely.

[alway]

I suspect am pretty sure that she's Science.

Fixed that for me. An immutable fixed point in a universe shaped by belief, eternally observing and learning for the sake of curiosity, unmoved by passion? If ever there was a character representing the ideal of pure Science in humanity's consciousness, it's Jones, and it seems pretty reasonable that such a being would exist in this setting. As reasonable as any mythological figure representing some facet of humanity.

Gunnerkrigg Court: The webcomic where the literal incarnation of Science wrestles with dinosaurs.

[Arx]

Well, looks like this'll be mundane, failing massive deus ex machina.

[Zangi]

I suspect am pretty sure that she's Science.

Fixed that for me. An immutable fixed point in a universe shaped by belief, eternally observing and learning for the sake of curiosity, unmoved by passion? If ever there was a character representing the ideal of pure Science in humanity's consciousness, it's Jones, and it seems pretty reasonable that such a being would exist in this setting. As reasonable as any mythological figure representing some facet of humanity.

She looked like a modern human before modern humans came about.  Before the dawn of life.
Maybe she copulated with cave people and she is now related to everyone... and it would explain why humanity looks like her.

[Bauglir]

I suspect am pretty sure that she's Science.

Fixed that for me. An immutable fixed point in a universe shaped by belief, eternally observing and learning for the sake of curiosity, unmoved by passion? If ever there was a character representing the ideal of pure Science in humanity's consciousness, it's Jones, and it seems pretty reasonable that such a being would exist in this setting. As reasonable as any mythological figure representing some facet of humanity.

She looked like a modern human before modern humans came about.  Before the dawn of life.
Maybe she copulated with cave people and she is now related to everyone... and it would explain why humanity looks like her.

More likely she's retroactive - she's existed since the beginning of the Earth because science is thought of as an eternal truth that isn't special to humanity. She looks human because people are really bad at internalizing what that really means

[GiglameshDespair]

Nothing to say the god who created humans just made the humans look like Jones for shits and giggles.

There wasn't a god. Human belief retroactively created Jones.

With how these things work in Gunnerkrigg, it's highly possible human belief created gods which then created humanity. It's a paradox, yes, but it's been said already they exist: coyote put the stars in the sky, and it wasn't a lie, but they were also there before he did, as said by Jones. It's possible Jones was also created by belief, but I get the feeling she's different from the other beings.

Well, looks like this'll be mundane, failing massive deus ex machina.

Deus ex machina? How so? A german air raid dropped a bomb on them, it's kinda what happened during the bombing attacks of WW2.

She looked like a modern human before modern humans came about.  Before the dawn of life.
Maybe she copulated with cave people and she is now related to everyone... and it would explain why humanity looks like her.

Sex doesn't really seem like it'd be Jone's thing, even if she could, being a impossibly solid, indestructible superbeing.

[Arx]

Well, looks like this'll be mundane, failing massive deus ex machina.

Deus ex machina? How so? A german air raid dropped a bomb on them, it's kinda what happened during the bombing attacks of WW2.

No, what I meant was that unless there is a sudden and massive deus ex machina (which this isn't), Mort's death will not be caused by falling bricks, inaccurate JonesChops^TM, or any other unexpected cause.

[miauw62]

New Annie in the Forest is out!

[Digital Hellhound]

'Achewater', uh-huh. Oh, Annie.

[GiglameshDespair]

Well, looks like this'll be mundane, failing massive deus ex machina.

Deus ex machina? How so? A german air raid dropped a bomb on them, it's kinda what happened during the bombing attacks of WW2.

No, what I meant was that unless there is a sudden and massive deus ex machina (which this isn't), Mort's death will not be caused by falling bricks, inaccurate JonesChops^TM, or any other unexpected cause.

Oh, I get you.

How disappointing.

[Furtuka]

Well crap. Now the incident with Jack makes so much sense and now I'm sad.

[xtank5]

Well crap. Now the incident with Jack makes so much sense and now I'm sad.

Which incident?

[Furtuka]

The one where Annie was like "I don't think I like you very much Jack" and Jack was like "Oh good I was having trouble deciding who I liked but if that's so then I like Zimmy" and then annie was like "wait what?"

[Karlito]

Chapter 34: Faraway Morning.