“As an ordained agnostic,” Peter countered, “I couldn’t help but feel that the supernatural was a superfluous variable in my calculations. I was dealing primarily with social ecology. The rules were laid down by God—if indeed He exists—a long time ago, and I couldn’t foresee any changes in the ground rules once the game had started. I dealt exclusively with human beings.”
“And you ignored the possibility of divine intervention.”
“Let’s say I would have welcomed it but was not counting on it.”
“What about this interstellar colonization attempt?”
“If you’re trying to claim it’s divine intervention, I won’t be able to disprove it. By the same token, I defy you to prove that it isn’t merely the work of some dedicated, ingenious men.”
“Touché” Jason smiled.
That. same feeling of being wat
