MOphisto and James

this convo made me think of …

let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch, he’s a prankster. think about it, he gives man instincts, he gives you this extraordinary gift and then what does he do? I swear for his own amusement his own private cosmic gag reel he sets the rules in opposition, it’s the goof of all time. Look but don’t touch, touch but don’t taste, taste don’t swallow. ha ha ha and while you’re jumping from one foot to the next what does he do? He’s laughing his sick fucken ass off, he’s a tight-ass, he’s a sadist, he’s an absentee landlord. Worship that? Never! Better to reign in Hell than serve in heaven is that it? Why not? I’m here on the ground with my nose in it since the whole thing began I’ve nurtured every sensation man has been inspired to have. I care about what he wanted and I never judged him. Why? Because I never rejected him, in spite of all his imperfections I’m a fan of man. I’m a humanist, maybe the last humanist.

• Al Pacino – Devil’s Advocate