To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes. God's laughter is sometimes very coarse and unfit for polite ears; He is not satisfied with being Molière, He must needs also be Aristophanes and Rabelais.
Bio: Lars Gule is a Norwegian philosopher, social commentator and associate professor. From 2000 to 2005 he was Secretary General of the Norwegian Humanist Association.
