Knight
Why can't I kill God within me? Why does He live on in this painful and humiliating way even though I curse Him and want to tear Him out of my heart? Why, in spite of everything, is He a baffling reality that I can't shake off? Do you hear me?
Death
Yes, I hear you.
Knight
I want knowledge, not faith, not suppositions, but knowledge. I want God to stretch out His hand towards me, reveal Himself and speak to me.
Death
But He remains silent.
Knight
I call out to Him in the dark but no one seems to be there.
Death
Perhaps no one is there.
Knight
Then life is an outrageous horror. No one can live in the face of death, knowing that all is nothingness.
Death
Most people never reflect about either death or the futility of life.
Knight
But one day they will have to stand at that last moment of life and look towards the darkness.
Death
When that day comes...
Knight
In our fear, we make an image, and that image we call God.
[BERGMAN Ingmar (1957): The Seventh Seal]