He loves to catch bugs and slimy animals, and his favorite comic book hero is Captain Napalm. In a pre-deterministic way, Calvin felt fated to have his horoscopes come true. Although he is only six years old, philosophical queries oft arise while he and Hobbes are on his wagon. He is a single child raised in an unspecified suburban area. Because of the interplay of religious destiny and "survival of the fittest" in the strips' hero and imaginary companion, the comic became an unusually potent platform to discuss contemporary sociological and philosophical trends. It is offset by Calvin's pal Hobbes, who was based on a philosopher Thomas Hobbes who originated natural selection and many philosophies based on science. Calvin's origin comes from Johannes Calvin, the theologian/philosopher who believed that God had already destined certain individuals to receive mercy and enter the heavenly kingdom.
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