[ WP ] Satan 's greatest trick was to convince mankind that the only way into heaven is through Jesus . Only thing is Jesus was always the devil .

The cards crackled with power. Mortal souls etched upon the surface. 
 
 `` Another game then?'' He asked with his flashy smile. 
 
 `` I just do n't understand it.'' God said looking down on his creation. 
 
 `` I game them the greatest minds in the universe. Logic and poetry. They can measure the smallest fluctuations in the underlying fabrics of their reality. They can harness the power of the atom, and the beauty of the sunset. Yet some can not believe the world is getting warmer or that modern medicine can prevent diseases. They pray when tey should take to action and take action when they should pray.'' 
 
 `` How do you mean.'' 
 
 `` They should pray for their neighbors dealing with abortions not picket them during the worst time of their lives. They should feed the hungry instead of pray for them. Yet for the life of me I can not see what I did wrong. It must be some flaw in my design. Some mistake in the construction.'' 
 
 `` Perhaps.'' The devil said shuffling the cards once more. `` Then again perhaps the only mistake you gave them was free will. Free to chose what rules and ropes bind them. Free to choose blissful ignorance over struggling advancement. Free to choose to believe that they are superior to all others because they were lucky enough to be born to parents that followed the `` correct'' religion.'' He chuckled there, making the finger quotes in the air. 
 
 `` Perhaps. Though I still have hope for them. Everyday it gets harder and harder for the newest generations to cling to such dogmatic beliefs. More and more people are trusting to a measured reality instead of a spiritual one. One day, they will achieve enlightenment.'' 
 
 `` And then you will grant them access to heaven.'' Satan said with a smirk. The Lord swung his gaze upon his first creation and though he did not falter he feared that gaze. 
 
 `` Heaven? To give them eternity would negate the brief lives they've lived. It would justify any sin, any cruelty to gain entrance. No. Heaven will remain only for your kind. They will have the knowledge and peace that comes from knowing that ever moment actually matters. That once it is spent it can never be regained. That each second is a currency that grows more valuable as their lives move on.'' 
 
 `` You thought to destroy the experiment yet you have only added another challenge. A victory hard won is more valuable than something gained with no effort. They will reach their nirvana. They will one day have peace. Knowledge of a life well lived. of a universe well ordered. Of mysteries solved. Yes they will get there eventually.''
