What if God and Satan had a conversation and it started like this:

S: I'm bored. Let's make a bet.

G: I'm game. What kind of bet?

S: I bet that humankind will never change and will go old and die as a civilization.

G: That's too general. All intelligent species will grow old and die. That's how nature works.

S: Yes, but I bet human nature will never change. Greed. Jealousy. Pride. Lust. Sloth. Gluttony. Anger. All those things has become part of their nature. It's inherent. You tell me that's not true.

G: True but humanity is still young by our standards. If you give them a chance, they have the capacity to be more than what they are.

S: So are we on?

G: What's the terms?

S: We do nothing but just watch and let the humans take charge of their own lives. Whether they walk on my path or yours, is solely up to them.

G: And how do we know if its the end?

S: When some idiot president starts a global war worthy of mass extinction and the last human dies.

G: And the pay off?

S: Next time I get to be the one in charge. I hear Dolphins are extremely intelligent. Maybe I'll try my luck with their species.

G: Alright. You're on. Also they say those who overestimate themselves tend to fall flat on their faces but good luck with that anyway.


And that's why God and Satan no longer involve themselves with humans because they're still watching and waiting to see who wins the bet. Is humanity just a set of behavorial patterns cursed to repeat themselves into extinction? Or are they able to break away from those patterns and grow up to their full potential? That is, to be the best version of themselves?


In the end, only God and Satan would know the answer.