It's also being misled by the analogy. Comparing the Universe to a clock in order to illustrate one aspect of it doesn't mean it has every aspect of a clock. Asking who wound the clock makes as much sense as asking where the hands are, or has anyone set the alarm for the morning.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
