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web comic z - latest additions http://madsense.net/z The latest transcribed web comic z comics, powered by OhNoRobot.com en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:11:42 -0000 60 They suffered when they brought you here http://madsense.net/z/?40 http://madsense.net/z/?40 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:22:35 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?40">They suffered when they brought you here</a> {{ blank comic }} They suffered when they brought you here

{{ blank comic }}]]> And soon enough you are suffering the same way http://madsense.net/z/?39 http://madsense.net/z/?39 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:21:36 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?39">And soon enough you are suffering the same way</a> I have a selling example. What? I know something. I discovered this before you arrived, but I can't describe it, and you won't be able to either. What do you mean? I mean... Whatever this is, we weren't meant to be able to identify it. Ready? I never noticed it before. I've. I've felt this before. Yes, it happens from time to time, and we can even cause it, but can you describe it to me? What's it like? What does it feel like? You know that you are perceiving something, but you are at a complete loss to identify it with words. I know how annoying you find it, but I would go so far as to say that you CAN'T identify this with words. You... You have been here longer. Yes. And soon enough you are suffering the same way

I have a selling example.

What?

I know something. I discovered this before you arrived, but I can't describe it, and you won't be able to either.

What do you mean?

I mean... Whatever this is, we weren't meant to be able to identify it.

Ready?

I never noticed it before. I've. I've felt this before.

Yes, it happens from time to time, and we can even cause it, but can you describe it to me?

What's it like? What does it feel like?

You know that you are perceiving something, but you are at a complete loss to identify it with words.

I know how annoying you find it, but I would go so far as to say that you CAN'T identify this with words.

You...

You have been here longer.

Yes.]]> Time starts repeating http://madsense.net/z/?38 http://madsense.net/z/?38 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:20:31 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?38">Time starts repeating</a> What do you mean we don't have the tools? What I mean is we can barely describe what is happening to us. For instance: there is a difference between two ways of saying words: one way communicates their meaning, and the other doesn't. We can call these thought and speech, but that doesn't make them thought and speech. This isn't our world. Wait, what do you think I mean be "establish". Did you just do a very good job of defining and naming two aspects of our reality? I don't want to find out where in our old existence we are; I realize that this is a different and new place. By making tiny steps and not taking anything for granted, I think we can probably discover something of the new things here. Some way of interacting with more than just each other. But we can't describe anything! None of it obeys the terms we've learned to describe things! We can say whatever we want about "defining things" but none of it matters if those definitions are just old words pointing at things we can't possibly understand! You keep assuming from the start that there are things here that we can't possibly understand! Do you understand how frustrating that is? Can you just put that aside for one second and humor me, it can't possibly hurt that much! You're no better than I am, if all you want me to do is humor you. You seem unwilling to do anything more helpful. Time starts repeating

What do you mean we don't have the tools?

What I mean is we can barely describe what is happening to us.
For instance: there is a difference between two ways of saying words: one way communicates their meaning, and the other doesn't. We can call these thought and speech, but that doesn't make them thought and speech. This isn't our world.

Wait, what do you think I mean be "establish". Did you just do a very good job of defining and naming two aspects of our reality?

I don't want to find out where in our old existence we are; I realize that this is a different and new place. By making tiny steps and not taking anything for granted, I think we can probably discover something of the new things here.

Some way of interacting with more than just each other.

But we can't describe anything! None of it obeys the terms we've learned to describe things! We can say whatever we want about "defining things" but none of it matters if those definitions are just old words pointing at things we can't possibly understand!

You keep assuming from the start that there are things here that we can't possibly understand! Do you understand how frustrating that is? Can you just put that aside for one second and humor me, it can't possibly hurt that much!

You're no better than I am, if all you want me to do is humor you.

You seem unwilling to do anything more helpful.]]> No matter how you try http://madsense.net/z/?37 http://madsense.net/z/?37 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:19:37 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?37">No matter how you try</a> Listen, even that, the fact that we can't hear each other think, that's always been the case in every world. That's not important enough. It's not worth saying. Nothing is. Nothing that we can establish, anyway. We just don't have the tools, are you beginning to understand this? No matter how you try

Listen, even that, the fact that we can't hear each other think, that's always been the case in every world. That's not important enough.

It's not worth saying.

Nothing is.

Nothing that we can establish, anyway.

We just don't have the tools, are you beginning to understand this?]]> Starting to lose resolve, giving in http://madsense.net/z/?36 http://madsense.net/z/?36 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:17:51 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?36">Starting to lose resolve, giving in</a> There is a difference. Between us? Are we still dwelling on that now? No no no, between thought and speech. See, there it is. You can't hear my thoughts. Huh? Huh. I guess... You guess that you never had a second person to work with before, and that this time maybe things will be different? That now there is a difference between thought and communication? That now things have properties because we have borders? Maybe. Starting to lose resolve, giving in

There is a difference.

Between us? Are we still dwelling on that now?

No no no, between thought and speech.

See, there it is. You can't hear my thoughts.

Huh?

Huh.

I guess...

You guess that you never had a second person to work with before, and that this time maybe things will be different? That now there is a difference between thought and communication? That now things have properties because we have borders?

Maybe.]]> We were always looking back... http://madsense.net/z/?35 http://madsense.net/z/?35 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:16:53 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?35">We were always looking back...</a> Fine, smart alec, so we speak English. But how? Is it telepathy? Are we one mind? Are we speaking at all? Is there a difference between words we think to ourselves and words we say? We talked about that before too. It's pointless: there is no way to know. I was trying to save you time: leading you through all the dead ends I'd been through so that you could just... give up. It's easier, you know. It really is. We were always looking back...

Fine, smart alec, so we speak English. But how?

Is it telepathy? Are we one mind?

Are we speaking at all? Is there a difference between words we think to ourselves and words we say?

We talked about that before too. It's pointless: there is no way to know.

I was trying to save you time: leading you through all the dead ends I'd been through so that you could just... give up. It's easier, you know. It really is.]]> It is difficult to know what http://madsense.net/z/?34 http://madsense.net/z/?34 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:16:06 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?34">It is difficult to know what</a> You'd like to drive me mad before anything else: how can you say that nothing can be established! You just take too much for granted, that's your problem. How about our language? We were talking about that before. The fact that it's English and not Chinese: isn't that something? Is that all you've got? In truth I had thought of that, but it's barely even worth saying. WHAT!?! How can that be barely worth saying! It is difficult to know what

You'd like to drive me mad before anything else: how can you say that nothing can be established!

You just take too much for granted, that's your problem.

How about our language? We were talking about that before.

The fact that it's English and not Chinese: isn't that something?

Is that all you've got? In truth I had thought of that, but it's barely even worth saying.

WHAT!?! How can that be barely worth saying!]]> Peer pressure? http://madsense.net/z/?33 http://madsense.net/z/?33 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:14:39 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?33">Peer pressure?</a> So go ahead, try it. Get started. Try to establish something. Anything. I tell you, you'll just start going mad. I tried, you know. I tried already. Nothing matters here. Peer pressure?

So go ahead, try it. Get started.

Try to establish something.

Anything.

I tell you, you'll just start going mad.

I tried, you know. I tried already. Nothing matters here.]]> They wait for the storm to break http://madsense.net/z/?32 http://madsense.net/z/?32 Sat, 20 May 2006 07:40:40 -0000 <a href="http://madsense.net/z/?32">They wait for the storm to break</a> {{ blank comic }} They wait for the storm to break

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