Rick and Morty teases us with this idea in the snake gag. “It’s not something unique to religion, we’re all prone to things like confirmation bias and logical fallacies. “We started with the idea of ‘post hoc fallacies,’ and then found the episode had a really rich depiction of how people come to believe in nonsense,” Opperman said. Confirmation bias is very much a thing that influences everything in our lives from the news we consume to the belief systems we’re willing to think about and follow, such as Headism. “Rather, they over-rationalize their thinking to the point of absurdity,” and that’s where some of the world’s greatest oddities come from. “People don’t just fall into silly beliefs out of pure irrationality,” the video says. “One of our writers suggested we explore logical fallacies in “Get Schwifty,” and everything followed from there.”Īfter outlining the main problem philosophy has with religion in general, the video dives into more complicated logical fallacies, such as when Principal Vagina falls privy to the Cum Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc fallacy, which is Latin for: “With this, therefore because of this.” “Our first reaction was, like many people, to just see the episode as a big joke at organized religion’s expense,” Alec Opperman, a member of Wisecrack’s content team, told Inverse in an email. That’s where the real mind-blowing shit occurs. The B-plot of “Get Schwifty” is where the Wisecrack video places its focus. government to create a hit song to appease the Cromulons and win an American Idol-type reality show against other planets, putting the Earth’s fate in the hands of a genius drunkard and his floppy grandson.īut that’s the A-plot. Rick and Morty - knowledgeable as they are - were recruited by the U.S. “Instead, what is presented is something much more complex.”įor those in need of a refresher on “Get Schwifty” - since the episode premiered Aughere’s a quick reminder of what went down: A race of giant head-like aliens called Cromulons invaded the Earth, demanding of the planet, “Show me what you got!” at the risk of annihilation. Like, on ‘Ascension Day’ the Headists send ‘unwantables’ to the gods, which bears a striking resemblance to the crucifixion of Christ,” the video explains. “ could be read as a scathing indictment of religion, about the arbitrary nature of faith and its ceremonies.
It’s time to go deep on “Get Schwifty.” Rick and Morty is no stranger to aggressively profound moments, ones which make its viewers sit back and think, “Woah, dude.” A new video from the minds at Wisecrack posits that Season 2’s “Get Schwifty” goes further through the philosophical portal than usual.
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