God

"' After that, humanity is in the hands of a higher authority than mine. Let's just hope he's on our side" (Moore and Gibbons, page 28 chapter 3, first row last column).

The only other time when there was a clear allusion to God or religion was at the funeral of the Comedian. Because it is being brought into the story here as well, Moore and Gibbons are showing that religion and the belief in higher powers are import to society. The chapter ends with a reference to Genesis, which only continues the trend. The appearance of religion only strengthens the stories connection to our reality. Dr. Manhattan is also considered a god like figure to man kind, holding the power to destroy society at a moments notice. It is also interesting that Dr. Manhattan has removed himself to space, considering space is often referred to the heavens, and past cultures have believed that space is where heaven resided. Watchmen is a book that does denounce the ridiculous traditions of our society. Moore is saying that he doesn't believe in a higher power and doesn't think that society should so heavily rely on that idea.