and saw the world was flat. When they were made to understand the world is not flat everyone finally saw the curve of the horizon - even though it was always there.

“What all of this further suggests is that life is larger than our perceptive abilities or our personal agenda. We can’t unduly influence any experiment because we are already a part of it. Life is not an experiment it’s a constant reminder of how small and insignificant we are.

“We have made assumptions; the problem with them is this: when you split an intention you miss the point of its context.”

Montahue looks at the last speaker who sat down during Kent's monologue, "Did you get that?" He asks him.

Nerd: "I got it, I'm having some trouble digesting it all though. I think he was talking about something other than I expected, (some laughter from the audience) which might be my problem with it. He made an interesting scientific objection. But I can’t see where he is going with it. Let me think on it."

Montahue: “I was only asking because I haven’t the slightest idea whether he answered my question or not.” He says into the microphone while placing his right hand on ‘Nerd’s’ left shoulder. He makes brief eye contact with, Nerd, and then scans the crowd once more. He crosses the aisle to an older woman. She appears to be bored or at least sleepy: "What do you think of all that?" He asks her.

Second speaker: (Colorful) "Wish I'd come on a diffr'nt day. I'da liked t'see some a' them male bootie dancers m'self. This stuff is kinna' more like: jus talkin. It ain't gonna mean much when ya need t'eat."

Montahue: "Sorry we're boring you. Lunch is only forty minutes away at this point. You think you can hold out?"

A lady sitting next to Colorful pokes Montahue in the ribs: (Third speaker, May) "She don' mean nothin by dat. She go t'church regular like. She know'd better'n she be talkin. 'Sides she had enough lunchs in `er a'ready. Don't`chu think?"

Montahue: "She's a right prim and trim one by my standards, madam."

Colorful: "He be talkin shit now, May. `Sides don't`chu be messin' wit m'fun anyway. I really would like t'see some nice hard swayin boodie.

"May: "Hush up, you foul mouth! You always was a wantin t'mess up a fine sermon! -Ya know, Mr. Montahue, she a right awful person t'sit nex'ta at church, but I swear she knowd there be more'n one kind'a food. (Colorful rolls her eyes, and shakes her head as if pleading for May to ‘get real.’) If ya know what I mean?"

Montahue: "Yes, I do, madam. What do you think of Kent?"

May: "He be a high talker f'sure. But he talk like he know dat knowing ain’t enough. A’cause knowing be faulty. I don't rightly follow d'scientific jargon 'n all but ta' res' sure sound familiar t'm'heart."

Kent: "There's a point to my jargon, May. It’s the elucidation of a perspective that could eventually lead to putting ‘larger’ tools into our hands."

May: "Could I as' a question, Mr. Montahue?"

Montahue: "Please do, ma’am."

May: "My preacher man say dis scientific knowing and doing be leading us to destruction of our world. You ever think about that? You think we be running ourselves offn’a cliff like d'way my preacher man say?"

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