Agahnim

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Agahnim, also known as Aggie, Anhinga, Microraptor and Cayro (born 1983; He/Him), is an artist, writer and cartoonist who lives in North Carolina, USA.

Fandom involvement[edit]

Agahnim's current involvement with the furry fandom appears to be minimal to none.

Media[edit]

Most of his art and writing relates to paleontology, evolution, and the origin of birds, particularly to make fun of creationists. He is known for drawing the (now defunct) webcomic Occam’s Razor, starring the superhero Captain Occam, and his nemesis, The Prattmaster.

Occam’s Razor[edit]

A typical exchange between Captain Occam and the Prattmaster

Occam’s Razor was first introduced as a private joke[1] at Christian Forums, a forum where Agahnim often debates with creationists.

The nature of the joke revolved around creationists who rely on PRATT lists, lengthy lists of arguments that each has been refuted numerous times before ("PRATT" being an acronym for Point Refuted A Thousand Times). However, this comic quickly became so popular that it became an entire series. In addition to Captain Occam and the Prattmaster, its recurring characters include:

  • Dr. Hovind - A caricature of the American Christian fundamentalist, evangelist and tax protester Kent Hovind, portrayed in the comic as the series evil mastermind.
  • Mr. Pardalis - A character based on an actual paleontologist with whom Agahnim has worked. Both the character and his real-life counterpart bear more than a passing resemblance to Revolver Ocelot, although in the comic, this resemblance is slightly exaggerated.
  • Mr. Pardalis’s student - A young man based on Agahnim as he was in the spring and summer of 2003 while working for this paleontologist between high school and college.
  • Ixerin - A Deinonychus based on the fursona of Agahnim’s ex-girlfriend.
  • Zedekiah - An ignorant and arrogant creationist pastor. He is named after the like-wise, self-righteous King Zedekiah, described in the Old Testament.

Other projects[edit]

Agahnim’s longest-running online project was the intended creation of a dinosaur RPG that attempts to reconstruct the lives of extinct animals in as realistic a manner as possible without involving the anthropomorphism. This RPG has gone through several iterations at different websites, which include Terribleclaw.com, Deinok.com, Snakebird.net, and SpreeBB.com, all abandoned or offline.

Another project is the creation and management of Domain of Darwin, a DeviantArt based community devoted to evolution and debunking creationism.

References[edit]

  1. I made an EVC comic post on the Christian Forums. Retrieved February 13, 2025 via the Internet wayback Machine.

External links[edit]

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