Mr God’s Startup

Mr God was tinkering in his den, designing new universes and experimenting with alternative laws of physics, when he let out a cry of surprise. He ran to his wife, as he usually did when he had something exciting to report.

“Honey, you won’t believe what I just discovered.”

“Perhaps not, but I believe in you dear,” said Mrs God. With so many atheists out there, she’d found that lately he needed constant reassurance of his own existence.

“Thanks, but it’s not that. You know how I had this startup idea for a new universe, and I applied for funding?”

“Yes, I remember that. You got the Venture Capital money, right? How’s it going?” She hoped it had not gone bust. So many of Mr God’s startups never got off the ground. But with an infinite amount of time at his disposal, once in a while he struck it big.

“Yes, we got that one funded by our biggest supporter, The Big Bank. But these scientists, get this, these scientists on that obscure blue planet, you might remember it, Earth, they got the spelling wrong and they think the universe was started by The Big Bang!” Mr God laughed.

Mrs God smiled. “That’s hilarious darling.”

Mr God wiped tears of mirth from his eyes. “Yes, isn’t it?”

“So what are you going to do? Are you going to tell them?”

“Of course not! Why spoil the fun? This will keep me entertained for eons.”