the single premise that sits at the heart of their adventures, is that the world is full of grown-ups who lie to kids, and that it’s up to those kids to figure out what those lies are and call them on it, even if there are other adults who believe those lies with every fiber of their being.

Which makes Shaggy and Scooby the Christians, Fred and Velma agnostic, Daphne an atheist, and Scrappy-Doo the puppy personification of Richard Dawkins. (via)