Paul shrugged. “Well, it’s all a matter of perspective, I suppose. But I still don’t buy this alien business.”
Katrina rolled her eyes. “I’m sorry, dear, if it messes up your theology and all that, but I’m telling you, we are communicating with an alien intelligence here.”" - Meaning and context.">
Chapter 14 (p. 185)
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“I was right! He said he was in a spaceship! A small spaceship! It’s some alien spaceship up by the moon!” Without hesitating, she turned her attention back to God. “Are you in orbit around the moon?” Her smile softened a little bit. “He says…he says the moon is going around him.”
Paul shrugged. “Well, it’s all a matter of perspective, I suppose. But I still don’t buy this alien business.”
Katrina rolled her eyes. “I’m sorry, dear, if it messes up your theology and all that, but I’m telling you, we are communicating with an alien intelligence here.”

— Ken Wharton

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "“I was right! He said he was in a spaceship! A small spaceship! It’s some alien spaceship up by the moon!” Without hesitating, she turned her attention back to God. “Are you in orbit around the moon?” Her smile softened a little bit. “He says…he says the moon is going around him.”
Paul shrugged. “Well, it’s all a matter of perspective, I suppose. But I still don’t buy this alien business.”
Katrina rolled her eyes. “I’m sorry, dear, if it messes up your theology and all that, but I’m telling you, we are communicating with an alien intelligence here.”" in the context of "Chapter 14 (p. 185)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ken Wharton

About Ken Wharton

Ken Wharton is a physics professor at San Jose State University and science fiction writer.