![A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes](http://static.existentialcomics.com/title.jpg)
The Invention of Philosophy
![Description: Thales and his wife are sleeping in bed, he suddenly sits up and shouts: "My God, I've got it! What if we try thinking about stuff! "
Thale's Wife: "Go to bed Thales, it's two in the morning."
Thales: "Is it though? Maybe time is an illusion, did you ever think of that? Huh?!"
Thales Wife: "Whatever, just go to sleep."
Description: The next day Thales in drinking with his friends.
Thales: "Alright guys, we are going to try something different today. I call it: philosophy."
Heraclitus: "What is that?"
Thales: "It's where we think about stuff...and try to figure out the truth about the world."
Heraclitus: "Sounds weird. Can't we just drink and talk about who we want to have sex with, like usual?"
Thales: "No! We are going to try to find the truth. So...any ideas about the ultimate nature of reality?"
Pythagoras: "I don't get it. What are we supposed to do?"
Thales: "Like what about this, what if everything was actually composed of water?"
Pythagoras: "What, like...everything?"
Thales: "Yes, everything! Because water can take other forms."
Pythagoras: "Yeah but...even music?"
Thales: "Look, I just invented philosophy this morning, so lay off, okay? There are no bad ideas."](http://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/TheInventionofPhilosophy1.png)
!["What if everything is composed of regret?"
Heraclitus: "Ohh, I think I'm starting to get it. Like, what if everything was really composed of...fire. "
Thales: "Good, Heraclitus, and why is that?"
Heraclitus: "Because fire... can take other forms."
Democritus: "I get it, what if everything was composed of very small things?"
Heraclitus: "Is it because very small things can be arranged in other forms, Democritus?"
Democritus: "Exactly. Man, philosophy is easy."
Thales: "Alright guys, you can't just say “everything is composed of...†and then name the first thing that comes to mind. There is more to philosophy than that."
Pythagoras: "What if everything is composed of...numbers!"
Democritus: "Whoa, trippy!"
Heraclitus: "Good one Pythagoras."
Thales, angrily: "Alright, that's it, you've ruined it. No more philosophy. Philosophy is stupid and i regret inventing it. "](http://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/TheInventionofPhilosophy2.png)
"What if everything is composed of regret?"
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A Brief History of Metaphysics
![Also...everything is facts.](http://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/historyOfMetaphysics.png)
Also...everything is facts.
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A Presocratic Get Together
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![But actually Pythagoras was wrong, the perfect joke is made of water because everything is water.](http://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/presocraticGetTogether2.png)
But actually Pythagoras was wrong, the perfect joke is made of water because everything is water.
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Ancient Greek Office
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![They all laughed, but Thales's bottled water company went on to become a billion dollar empire.](http://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/greekOffice2.png)
They all laughed, but Thales's bottled water company went on to become a billion dollar empire.
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The Weeping Philosopher
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![If you didn't want to read two pages of weird Heraclitus jokes, then you are on the wrong website](http://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/weepingPhilosopher2.png)
If you didn't want to read two pages of weird Heraclitus jokes, then you are on the wrong website
Permanent Link to this Comic: https://existentialcomics.com/comic/97