[ WP ] God is actually a position that a human soul has to take up . You just died , and he previous God 's shift has ended , so he 's passed the position to you and he has now crossed over to the afterlife . Keep humanity alive for a thousand more years , by any means , and you can pass on as well .

`` And I wish you the best of luck, friend. My advice is to sit back and watch. Humanity is resilient. They will find a way.'' 
 
 `` Whoah, hold up,'' I say, mind still reeling from the revelation, `` all I have to do is make sure humans survive? I do n't have to make their lives better or anything?'' 
 
 `` Those are the rules.'' 
 
 `` Hold on a sec. I'll go with you.'' 
 
 `` But-'' 
 
 Too late. If I'm all-powerful, this should be a piece of cake. Focus. Focus.... 
 
 Another man pops into existence beside us. I speak before Mohammed can recover. 
 
 `` Welcome. You're the new God. Keep humanity alive for another thousand years as measured by the sun's decay. Feel free to remove the black hole at CERN. Or leave it for the next guy who should be here in a minute or two. Enjoy!'' 
 
 Mohammed's mouth still hangs open as we walk away. 
 
 `` There's been some scientific advancements since you took over. Got ta love loopholes.'' 
 
 It's going to be a great afterlife.
