The Pain has a comic entitled Science vs. Norse Mythology on Creation which compares the “scientific” explanation for the creation of the Universe with Norse beliefs found in the Edda. I especially like the cartoonist’s disclaimer at the end of the strip:
I would like to issue an official apology to any believers in the Norse faith. I certainly have no wish to get on the wrong side of any Vikings, who historically have not expressed their grievances through letters-to-the-editor. As my friend John Patton pointed out to me, it’s a little foolhardy of me to insult the religion of a seafaring warrior people when I live right on the water.
