The scientist approached God and said, "Listen, we've
decided we no longer need you. Nowadays, we can
extract stem cells, clone people, transplant hearts,
and all kinds of things that were once considered
miraculous."
God patiently heard him out, and then said, "All
right. To see whether or not you still need me,
why don't we have a little man-making contest!"
"Okay, great!" the scientist said.
"Now, we're going to do this just like I did back
in the old days with Adam," God said.
"That's fine," replied the scientist and he bent
down to scoop up a handful of dirt.
"Whoa!" God said, shaking his head in disapproval.
"Not so fast, pal. You get your own dirt."