Scientist and God
Fascinated by the amount and depth of his knowledge, the scientist told Creator straight-faced: "We, the people of science, concluded that we no longer need You! We unlocked all mysteries and know all that You know: we are able to transplant the heart and any other organs of the body, to clone humans, to create new kinds of plants and animals ... In a word, we can do everything that used to be considered miraculous and was attributed to Your wisdom and omnipotence. Creator, you know, there is no need in You any longer, we are not your children, we have already achieved fantastic success. We can even easily create a man from clay! " – and habitually bent down to pick up a piece of clay when he heard a calm voice from heaven:" Use your own clay ..."
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