- Black says that a drunk only thinks he wants whiskey—then he asks White what the drunk really wants, but White says he doesn't know. Black claims that the drunk wants what everyone actually wants: to be loved by God.
- Of course, White denies that he wants to be loved by God. Black says that's what the drunk thinks, too. White says he doesn't think a glass of whiskey can solve his problem—only the Sunset Limited can cure what ails him. Drunks and junkies seem to lack a yearning for God, in his opinion.
- Black says that's because God himself is lacking in those situations—if God was introduced into their lives in some genuine way, they wouldn't have these problems.
- He went to a couple A.A. meetings, but he felt there wasn't enough God there, which he realized must be true for a lot of things. White says he thinks the idea of God is "just a load of crap."
- Black humorously acts like he's shocked by this blasphemy; he says he doesn't think this is an evil thing to say, although White must think it is.
- The fact that White doesn't believe in God is the biggest fact about him in Black's view, but he knows it can be cured.
- God probably just feels badly for people who think he doesn't exist, says Black—like a person would if someone told them they didn't exist. In his case, God had to speak to him directly, which is something he can do for anybody. Then Black jokes about what White must think about him, portraying himself as some sort of crazy down-home preacher.