Why is Brian the Dog an atheist when in he has seen Jesus multiple times? I don't get it.

[Scarim Coral]

I admit when I watch that episode when he confess that he's anatheist I would of thought they would of make a gag/ stab at him for seeing Jesus plenty of time before that episode.
OT- I guess they just like to be contradicted?

 

[WarDialler]

Think of it this way;
There's a difference between knowing and believing.

 

[michiehoward]

It's called being a Flat Earth Atheist. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlatEarthAtheist]

There is a trope for everything. I shit you not.

Because having a conversation with someone does not mean you immediately follow their entire system of beliefs or their presented dogma. It's the same reason you don't chew on bones or chase cats after playing with your dog.

Except that atheism means he doesn't believe that God EXISTS, and as OP points out, brian has met jesus several times, and has in fact also seen God on multiple occasions, both of whom demonstrate supernatural powers.

It's fridge logic, to be sure

You know what fridge logic just hit me? Brian is an Atheist, but he wound up in the Christian heaven in the episode where Stewie went 30 years into the future. Of course, he was sitting at a table full of people who committed suicide, which is pretty much a straight ticked to hell in every denomination of Christianity I've ever heard of. (Or do they go to Purgatory in Catholicism? Regardless, you don't go straight to heaven if you kill yourself.) Granted, I think it all pretty much boils down to "Rule of Funny," but this thread has been somewhat intriguing.

In one episode, Stewie and Brian create the universe.

It would makes sense for Brian to not believe in God because technically, he is God. (Which is Dog backwards! Oh Family Guy, y u so silly.)

God loves them Tropes!
Stop blaming Seth for Family Guy's "all over the place" plots. We all know how they write episodes.......

Manatees!

 

[Ubermetalhed]

Because Family Guy is atrociously written.

 

[Something Amyss]

Not that Judaism can be considered a single entity with one Messiah, but sure, why not.

But Christians DO, and it's largely the defining trait of Christianity. That Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, died for our sins.

As such, my statement works to continue the demonstration that one does not need to be Christian to believe in Jesus.

I'm kinda disheartened I had to explain that.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Not that Judaism can be considered a single entity with one Messiah, but sure, why not.

But Christians DO, and it's largely the defining trait of Christianity. That Jesus, our Lord and Saviour, died for our sins.

As such, my statement works to continue the demonstration that one does not need to be Christian to believe in Jesus.

I'm kinda disheartened I had to explain that.

But they do...what? The antecedent is in question. If you mean that all Christians believe that he absolved everyone of their sins, then I'm afraid your experience with the multitude of varieties of Christianity is vastly incomplete. Also, not to be too much of an ass, but your lord and savior, thanks much. But beyond that, I think you missed the point I was making--lots of people believe in Jesus, or at least in his teachings. Just because someone is Atheist, deist, Hindu, Mormon, Sunni, Shiite, Catholic, or what have you doesn't mean they can't believe the man might have some good things to say, or that he might be an upright fellow. Messianic Jews in particular are Jews who believe that Jesus was the prophet of choice, but none of that is the point. Brian, seeing Jesus, has nothing to do with Brain adopting any semblance of Christianity. He treats him as a man, not as any of that lord and savior business. That is knowing a man, not believing in him.

 

[Weslebear]

It is the weirdest thing why does Seth McFarlane make one of Brian's belief Atheism when in the show Family Guy he has seen and talked to Jesus multiple times? I know it's just a fictional t.v program I just want to know is there some kind
of joke he is doing that I am not getting? Is there?

I know Kim Jong Il exists, doesn't mean I believe in his beliefs or follow him. Same goes for everyone, just because that deity might be real doesn't mean you would automatically switch to that way of thinking. People have their own chosen set of morals and paths through things in life.

Even if God does exist, I'm not going to change who I am for him.

 

[Twilight_guy]

I'm going to be generous here. Here's the answer to every single question related to Family Guy: Because the guys who make it thought it would be funny. That's why anything happens in that show. Its all for the funny, rhyme or reason be damned.

 

[Dunkerloop]

Your talking about Family guy, the show where they do absolutely nothing for the first half of the episode before getting to the main plot.

 

[Iron Mal]

There are so many abstractions, random occurances, movie references and other random and weird events that occur in Family Guy that calling Brian out on being an Athiest when he's met God and Jesus is a rather small inconsistancy which can easily be explained by the fact that the plot demands it and it's overall not meant to be taken seriously (the MST3K mantra at work here).

Anyone else remember him slapping Peter around when he thought he was a demi-god and shouting 'GOD. IS. PISSED!'?

It is an inconsistancy but it's done for the sake of defining Brian's character (note how pretty much every major character has changed fairly significantly since the beginning of the series).

 

[The Funslinger]

Because Brian is a TERRIBLE PERSON AND CHARACTER >:|

Yeah, I enjoyed that rant. It was an example of the show managing to make you think without being condescending. Getting increasingly rare in Family Guy nowadays...

I like Brian in certain circumstances. Specifically, the ones that highlight his friendship/adventures with Stewie. In those episodes it takes away the viewpoints and irritatingness that make him Seth's self-avatar and makes him likable. With the exception of the singing that Seth McFarlane crams into those episodes because of how obsessed he is with his own voice.

OT: Well, there was that one scene where they ask Jesus which religion is correct and he replies "pick one, they're all complete bullcrap." to which Brian pipes up "thank you!".

 

[Furioso]

Because Brian is a TERRIBLE PERSON AND CHARACTER >:|

Yeah, I enjoyed that rant. It was an example of the show managing to make you think without being condescending. Getting increasingly rare in Family Guy nowadays...

I like Brian in certain circumstances. Specifically, the ones that highlight his friendship/adventures with Stewie. In those episodes it takes away the viewpoints and irritatingness that make him Seth's self-avatar and makes him likable. With the exception of the singing that Seth McFarlane crams into those episodes because of how obsessed he is with his own voice.

OT: Well, there was that one scene where they ask Jesus which religion is correct and he replies "pick one, they're all complete bullcrap." to which Brian pipes up "thank you!".

Agreed, except for one point, Seth has stated multiple times that he absolutely hates Brian, so I don't think it's his self avatar, he does like his singing, and since he voices him Brian gets to sing, other than that he doesn't see how anyone can like Brian (according to his own statements)

 

[Vault Citizen]

I won't actually link to the tropes website but this is a trope, it is called the flat earth atheist.

If you met Jesus in real life I think you'd have trouble equating the person you were talking to with the amazing miracle-slinging mo-fo that he's written to be. I doubt it goes that deep with Family Guy, but you started the thread.

When he meets Jesus in the show he is able to perform miracles and even Brian recognises that he is clearly Jesus.

 

[The Funslinger]

Agreed, except for one point, Seth has stated multiple times that he absolutely hates Brian, so I don't think it's his self avatar, he does like his singing, and since he voices him Brian gets to sing, other than that he doesn't see how anyone can like Brian (according to his own statements)

Really? Because I've heard him state multiple times that Brian is his influence, sort of thing.

 

[Mrmac23]

Agreed, except for one point, Seth has stated multiple times that he absolutely hates Brian, so I don't think it's his self avatar, he does like his singing, and since he voices him Brian gets to sing, other than that he doesn't see how anyone can like Brian (according to his own statements)

Really? Because I've heard him state multiple times that Brian is his influence, sort of thing.

I think he uses Brian partially as his author avatar, but used the Quagmire rant to point out the flaws with Brian and therefore him.

 

[DarkRyter]

That is the joke.

 

[Souplex]

It's because everything's been ruined by the season 4 resurrection.
He used to be a character, but now he's just an obnoxious mouthpiece.
In fact, in one pre-ruination episode when Peter claimed he was a healer, he angered God causing all sorts of biblical stuff to go down, and Brain uttered the line:
"You want to know what's happening; God is pissed!"