Three weeks ago, a chemical reaction started in my fish tank which, as we were away for the weekend, resulted in losing the lot.

It wasn't the will of this God let me tell you!

The thought experiment Don refers to used to be put forward in excellent style in The Perishers newspaper comic strip. Once a year during August saw the Perishers gang on holiday and old Boot the dog going back to the rock pool with the crabs in it. The crabs for their part used to prepare for the big hairy face peering each year from the sky and worship it. The crab who had sussed it was always August was the de facto leader of the crabs as his predictions made other crabs think he knew the will of God so best let him be the boss in case the God got upset.

Religion in a strip.