THOR'S RELIGIOUS IMPLICATIONS
A meeting of the Avengers at Avengers' mansion.
CAPTAIN AMERICA, IRON MAN, THOR, GIANT MAN, WASP and SCARLET WITCH are there,
maybe others. Ask Brett White.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
So if we follow those plans then we should be able to catch
Baron Zemo.
The other Avengers murmur in agreement.
IRON MAN
I have a question.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Yes, Iron Man?
IRON MAN
Is Thor really the Norse god of Thunder?
THOR looks up from the table; he had not been paying
attention.
THOR
Excuse me?
CAPTAIN AMERICA
That is true: Thor is the Norse god of thunder.
IRON MAN
Doesn't that have serious religious implications? One of the
major religions/mythologies of the world was correct.
THOR
I'm right here.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
That's true, his presence does imply that the Norse religion
is the true one.
IRON MAN
I'd say it does more than imply it, it straight-up proves it.
Plus there's no other gods walking around --- you don't see Matthew, Mark, Luke
or John in the Fantastic Four.
WASP
Hercules exists.
IRON MAN
Oh yeah! So weird!
THOR
Why won't you guys talk to me?
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Honestly I've never thought about it. IN a weird way, Thor's
existence kinda made me disregard the Norse religion -- as if the existence of
a superhero version of one of their gods made the whole philosophy seem sillier.
IRON MAN
That's how I've thought of it too, but when you take a step
back having Thor on your team is like having Buddha in your neighborhood watch
program.
WASP
Kind of.
IRON MAN
Well, you see my point.
THOR
Hello?
CAPTAIN AMERICA
The really weird thing is we see Thor lose all the time. He
both validates and undermines the Norse religion by existing.
IRON MAN
Hah hah! So true!
WASP
Weird!
THOR
LISTEN TO ME!
CAPTAIN AMERICA
What?
THOR
I am not the real Norse god, there is no norse religion. I'm
just a superhero.
WASP
How about Odin? Balder the Brave? The rainbow bridge? Asgard?
THOR
All superhero stuff, no religion stuff. I wouldn't get that
heavy.
IRON MAN
What do you do on the weekends?
THOR
I play in a Kinks cover band.
BLACKOUT