Do you agree with Family Guy's characterization of religion (see description)

[John Dibble]

The dumbest thing about it perhaps is the implication that people got along fine and there was no conflict before Christianity. Uh...

The dumbest thing is that you take it as a serious philosophical statement when it's obviously not meant to be anything more than a joke for quick laughs. Do you honestly think Seth is that stupid?

[John Dibble]

Of course not. Seth is a f**king genius, unlike the imbeciles who make South Park for example.

Yes, we get it, you don't like South Park and therefore you think the creators are idiots. Can you please shut up about it? The rest of us are tired of hearing it. You're exactly like Cartman was in those episodes where he was against Family Guy in those episodes of South Park.

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I think you only dislike it because you happen to like Christianity. We atheists often find it rather funny, even if it's not always accurate.

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You honestly expect continuity between episodes in a show like Family Guy?

[John Dibble]

Yes, I'd say that's a pretty good description of Family Guy.

[John Dibble]

That's nothing like Family Guy.

Well, here's a list of every single celebrity Family Guy has ever referenced in the history of ever:

http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Celebrities

A grand total of 664 - that's probably more than South Park.


As for shock value, it's there in droves and you know it.

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At times, sure. Just like South Park.

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Your obsession with this one thing that isn't particularly witty or clever, and frankly isn't even close to the funniest things Family Guy has ever done, is strange.

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Funny because of the shock value.

[John Dibble]

Since South Park entered the discussion, let's look at South Park's commentary on religion from last night's episode:

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/411550/its-raining-frogs
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/411551/our-love-grows

[John Dibble]

And Team America: World Police struck me as nationalistic anti-liberal garbage.

Which is completely moronic considering it was obviously satire against that kind of thing.

[John Dibble]

It showed Michael Moore as a terrorist supporting suicide bomber and liberal celebrities as terrorist sympathizers. It was like the whole "If you oppose Bush you are an America hater!" garbage so common at the time. Also I thought the pro-Iraq War undertones were fairly obvious.

And once again BRTD shows that he doesn't know what satire is.

[John Dibble]

So by that logic wouldn't it be likely that Seth MacFarlane is actually a conservative and Family Guy is just satirizing liberals and trying to make them look bad?

No, because Family Guy isn't satirical in its comedic sensibilities or methods. You're making false equivalencies.

[John Dibble]

When was this time when people didn't have religion?   And didn't have any wars?   Sounds like Seth never showed up to his world history class in middle school and so filled in the blanks in his knowledge with a John Lennon song.

You do understand what a joke is, right?

[John Dibble]

When was this time when people didn't have religion?   And didn't have any wars?   Sounds like Seth never showed up to his world history class in middle school and so filled in the blanks in his knowledge with a John Lennon song.

You do understand what a joke is, right?

He clearly understands what a bad one is when he sees it.

Not finding the joke funny is one thing, criticizing it for historical accuracy when it's blatantly obvious that it was not meant to be historically accurate is another thing.

[John Dibble]

When was this time when people didn't have religion?   And didn't have any wars?   Sounds like Seth never showed up to his world history class in middle school and so filled in the blanks in his knowledge with a John Lennon song.

You do understand what a joke is, right?

I assumed it was a satire upon religion, and so attempted an at least tangential basis in some character of religion. Are you suggesting the joke is something else?

It was a shock value/absurdity joke, not proper satire, nor was it intended to be satire. Family Guy has many such joke scenes, and not just on the topic of religion.

BRTD couldn't distinguish satire from a moldy waffle, so you can ignore his opinion on the matter.