THE CREATION OF "STUPID-A-LOT"

I created a reality of possibilities. Then I built sensing probes to gather information and send it back to me.  The first report I got was, “It’s too damn hot in here!”  It was hilarious.  Instead of reporting what was happening, the probe was concerned about itself.   

So I got hold of Fred who built the probe and asked, “Did you put self-aware software into those probes?”  He laughed and said, “Yeah, George thought you’d get a kick out of it.”  

“Well it is funny as hell,” I said, “but they are skewing the information, and yet, what a brilliant accident.  Let’s send some more.  I haven’t had this much fun in a long time.  The probes actually think life is about them.”  

A few days later, I checked on some of the probe’s progress.  They were mostly complaining about the weather.  On another day two probes got into an argument and pulled out each others wires.  They were rolling and tumbling around until they fell off a cliff.  I couldn’t stop laughing–so we built more.  We named them humans and built them a special world called Earth.  Best accidental-creation ever.

“Hey George, you gotta see this probe named Stupid-a-lot.  He got pissed at a wrench, threw it a lake, and when he realized he’d be stuck where he was, he immediately dove into the lake trying to find it.  This entertainment is priceless.  We should start charging for it.”