One of my favorite "conversations with god" (not from the book, btw)

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chaelosm voice	One of my favorite "conversations with god" (not from the book, btw)		Lead	[-]
Posts: 662 Jun 11, 2009 10:35 PM	Tags : god, futurama, bender This could have gone in the tv whatever forum too, but i think it fits pretty good here. This is from one of my very favorite shows, Futurama, the episode "Godfellas". Bender ends up floating in space and happens upon a galaxy which ends up communicating with him and ultimately hears Fry's wish to have Bender back home, so the galaxy/god (unbeknownst to Bender) helps Bender get back home. I've added bold text to my favorite lines. BENDER Hey, that galaxy's signalling in binary! I gotta signal back! But I only know enough binary to ask where the bathroom is. (shouting) You speak English? GALAXY I do now. [It pulls Bender towards it.] BENDER What are you some kind of galactic computer? GALAXY Possible. I am user friendly. My good chum. BENDER Who built you? GALAXY I have always been. BENDER Oh my God. Are you God? GOD Possible. I do feel compasson for all living things. My good chum. BENDER But why would God think in binary? Unless... you're not God, but the remains of a computerised space probe that collided with God. GOD That seems probable. BENDER So, do you know what I'm gonna do before I do it? GOD Yes. BENDER What if I do something different? GOD Then I don't know that. BENDER Cool cool! I bet a lot of people pray to you huh? GOD Yes, but there are so many asking so much. After a while you just sorta tune it out. BENDER Y'know, I was God once. GOD Yes I saw. You were doing well until everyone died. BENDER It was awful. I tried helping them. I tried not helping them but in the end I couldn't do them any good. Do you think what I did was wrong? GOD Right and wrong are just words. What matters is what you do. BENDER Yeah I know, that's why I asked if what I did - forget it. GOD Bender, being God isn't easy, if you do too much, people get dependent. And if you do nothing, they lose hope. You have to use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket. BENDER Or a guy who burns down the bar for the insurance money. GOD Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing. When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all. The transcript to the entire episode is here.
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Posts: 199 Jun 12, 2009 09:18 AM	I never got into that show. Too much space between good jokes. God is present in every house of worship, despite the efforts of some of their members.
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Posts: 662 Jun 12, 2009 08:43 PM	It's one of my favorites. I like it much better than the Simpsons. Lots of math/science/programming/physics nerdy type jokes and an off-beat sarcastic humor that is totally me.
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Posts: 199 Jul 4, 2009 08:48 AM	This variation on the theme isn't too bad... http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup-frame.html Here is the poem that is set to the stunningly beautiful slide show... The Interview With God Poem I dreamed I had an interview with God. "So you would like to interview me?" God asked. "If you have the time" I said. God smiled. "My time is eternity." "What questions do you have in mind for me?" "What surprises you most about humankind?" God answered... "That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again." "That they lose their health to make money... and then lose their money to restore their health." "That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future." "That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived." God's hand took mine and we were silent for a while. And then I asked... "As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?" "To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is let themselves be loved." "To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others." "To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness." "To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them." "To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least." "To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings." "To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently." "To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves." "Thank you for your time," I said humbly. "Is there anything else you would like your children to know?" God smiled and said, "Just know that I am here... always." -author unknown God is present in every house of worship, despite the efforts of some of their members.
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