Don't freak out. This is an excursion into your imagination. Before teachers and preachers, before prophets and fortune tellers, before politicians and bureaucrats, before time itself.
Way back, way way back.
What was there before the beginning? Ah, now we're getting there; way way back. Are you with me? Let's imagine for that's the only way to get there...
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
It's easy if you try
...and here we are: at the beginning. And you are in charge! What to do?
Let's create something. You need someplace to put it. You'll need a universe...
ZOT!
OK. Now you'll need stuff. Let's create galaxies, lot's of 'em - billions.
ZOT!
So much stuff! Billions of galaxies with billions of stars with billions of planets. You need someone to appreciate all this stuff. Find a remote planet wandering around a remote star in a remote galaxy and create a being from the dust on that insignificant speck and then you'll feel really important if he praises you for all your accomplishments. And, if he doesn't, you'll show him who's boss.
Now what? You've got a few million souls on a remote planet and you've got them convinced that every detail of their insignificant lives is deserving of your attention at any time, day or night. You've got other stuff to do - like parallel universes and stuff like that and these people keep praying and bowing and killing each other because they think you're so cool. You do remember creating the earth about eight billion years ago, don't you?
Now, these folks are starting to annoy you with all their caterwauling about how the economy stinks and wars and plagues and droughts and dandelions in the front yard so you show your wrath. You give them Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke - the ol' double whammy!
Now they're really scared! They want a bailout. The question for you is this: Should you give it to them?
Think carefully and deliberately but remember this: If you lose this planet, there are plenty more.
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