Today’s Jesus and Mo strip, called “strains,” came with the caption, “No, me neither.” (Don’t forget that the Scientologist can’t see the disease of cargo cults!). And, once again, the boys refuse to recognize the truth of the barmaid’s words:
Jesus ‘n’ Mo ‘n’ The Disease
June 18, 2025 • 11:00 am
OK….
Science, Politics, and Gnosticism
Eric Voegelin
1968, 1997
Regenery Press, Chicago;
Washington D.C.
Hegel and the Hermetic Tradition
Glenn Alexander Magee
Cornell University Press
2001
Gnosis and Hermeticism from Antiquity to Modern Times
R. van den Broek, Wouter J. Hanegraaff
SUNY Press
1998
…. and I refuse the New Age aspects of Emerson, Thoreau,… Oprah,… Deepak,… the U.N.,…
so… which disease do I have?
#KeepGoingOneGodFurther
#DownWithDisease
Upon reflection :
Might be the Tao – bearing in mind, the Tao that can be talked about is not the true Tao.
Another good one!
Failing to see you’ve got the disease is implicitly (and explicitly) required in order to maintain any semblance of “belonging” in most religious groups. When they advertise in today’s various forms of media, they should be required to post disclaimers similar to those of big pharma and financial service brokers (e.g., “Serious side effects may include failure to recognize absurd gaps in logic and major departures from reality”).
Some of the infected pray, worship idols, that they have the disease and worse, pretend they have it.
AI Overview 🙂
While religiosity is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, studies suggest a moderate heritability for religious belief and practice. This means that genetic predispositions play a role, but shared upbringing and individual life experiences also contribute significantly.