Hi all, I edit a science and skepticism section for a website called AiPT! Comics. I try to show examples of critical thinking in comics and other pop culture, and try to apply those same rules to pop culture.
I know you guys agree with me that one person in comics who isn't very critical about his own actions is Beast. He seems to think that just because he's a smart guy, everything he does is right, and only he knows how to fix everything. Whether it's his holier-than-thou spitting at Cyclops during Nightcrawler's funeral or, most egregiously, messing with the time stream to bring the original X-Men to the present, he seems convinced that his **** doesn't stink and nothing he does can have negative repercussions.
I'd like to write about how he's wrong. And I could use your help! Can you point to other examples of Beast using logical fallacies or generally thinking he knows best about everything? Refresh my memory; WERE there in-story ramifications for Beast's screwing with time? Are there particularly good panels that show how awful he is?
Shoutouts on the bottom of the article for everyone who contributes! Thank you!