Am I to blame for proving the more attractive of the two? But you seem to affirm that you alone are entitled to live, and that I ought not to be in the universe.
TRUTH.
The universe would be much more prosperous without you.
FALSEHOOD.
I contend, on the contrary, that from me proceeds almost every thing that is valuable or useful to mankind.
TRUTH.
Indeed! I wish you would name some of the blessings which you bestow upon the world.
FALSEHOOD.
I will do so: my inventions are so numerous that I cannot want topics. First, then, you will grant that religion is a blessing.