Quote:It has the beneficial effect (for DC's writers, at least) of explaining why he won't just snap the Joker's fucking neck the next time he escapes from the loony bin and massacres several hundred people.
Actually, the REAL reason he doesn't kill that Joker is that would justify the tag of vigilante and make the Joker the winner.
Back to the OP, here are a few reasons why I prefer the Bat to the God:
1. Batman punishes evildoers right NOW. God seems to take an I'll-get-round-to-the baby-rapers-when-I-get-to-them.
2. Batman doesn't seek to punish the descendants of criminals. God wants you to suffer for something you're great-grandfather did.
3. Batman's ability to do good is the result of intense preparation and constant effort (and walloping wads of cash). God performs evil with no effort at all.
4. Batman doesn't seek to evict from Gotham City all those who disapprove of him. God help the Israelites ethnically cleanse a LOT of areas.
5. Batman is concerned with punishing evil acts. God is concerned with punishing evil thoughts.
6. Batman has self-imposed moral limits, i.e., there are some things the Bat will not do. God seems disinclined to create moral limits for himself.
7. Batman manages to be moral both as himself and as Bruce Wayne, i.e., The Wayne Foundation. God is a complete shyte in all of his aspects (Father, Son, Holy Ghost).
8. Batman is within the limits of human aspirations. God is not. In other words, people could strive to emulate Batman with a reasonable chance of success.
9. If you don't take Batman seriously, no one claims that bad things will happen to you.
10. Batmobiles are way cooler than chariots.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
