“Whatever our purpose, we probably aren’t fulfilling it. We’re not functioning as we should.â€
He shrugged at her. “How should we function?â€
“Like human beings.†She said it righteously.
“Isn’t that what the human race is already doing? Functioning like human beings—squabbling with each other, killing each other, hating...?â€
“That’s not human.â€
“Oh, but it is. It’s human.â€
“Well, it’s not what human be.â€
“Now that’s a different story. You’re not talking about what people are, but what you want them to be.â€
“Well, maybe we should be what we aren’t because what we are now isn’t good enough. Maybe we should be dismantled.â€
“I don’t think we have to worry too much about somebody up there doing it—we’re doing it ourselves.â€
David Gerrold