Adonai, aka Jesus of Nazareth, issued me a Ph D in the School of Hard Knocks.
I apparently declared my thesis in a talk I had with the Devil, which I recount below (small amount of embellishment, but pretty much a true story):
I had a short conversation with SATAN, regarding having previously sold the Lucifer Myth to him, some while back:
me: I asked you if wanted the Lucifer Myth, and you said yes. I asked if you were sure, and you replied with a yes.
luc: My Lucifer Myth?
me: No, not your Lucifer Myth. Your Lucifer Myth would suck. My Lucifer Myth. My Lucifer Myth is awesome.
luc: I wanted one where I win.
me: Dude, in every single version of the Lucifer Myth, Lucifer loses at the end. Why do you think I asked you if you were sure?
. . .and that was that.