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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Calvin & Hobbes genuinely shaped my personality and worldview in a way no other media has since.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

Is that the one where they believe all the things Calvin's Dad says?

[–] andrew_bidlaw 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looking at the size of these tomes, that would be their hobby for a while.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I have this set, hardcover. It’s huge and extremely heavy.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

There are definitely some good philosophies debated in those volumes.

[–] Lucidlethargy 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I also own this set, and it's amazing.

Fun fact: it's incredibly heavy!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Calvin and Hobbes were named after the philosophers, so this tracks.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Format notwithstanding, there's lots of theology in there!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Not to be confused with Kelvinism. The study of star trek films in the JJ Abrams universe.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Calvinism is also pretty intriguing. It sounds like a lot of sailors used it.