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[Otter Bay. evening. The otters are arming each other]
The Wise One:[walks in with a cane]
Silence, otters!
Otter 1:It's the Wise One
Otter 2:The Wise One speaks.
The Wise One:This is not the path we should be taking. Will more bloodshed end anything?
Blavius:[floats up to him on a hovering throne] Wise One, our answer to the Great Question is the only one based on good science.
The Wise One:Science, reason, is that really all there is? Blavius:They are not a logical race, Wise One! They go around chopping down trees for tables, when they have perfectly good tummies to eat on. How logical is that?!
Otter Leader:Yes! [walks up to a painting of Dawkins and Garrison] The great Dawkins said we cannot tolerate those who don't use reason! How reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
The Wise One:Well perhaps the great Dawkins wasn't so wise. Oh, he was intelligent, but, some of the most intelligent otters I've ever known were completely lacking in common sense. Maybe, some otters do need to believe in something. Who knows? Maybe, just believing in God makes God exist.
Otter Soldier:Kill the Wise One!
Otter 3:Kill the Wise One! [the other otters crowd him in and start attacking]
The Wise One:Whoa, wait wait! [perishes amid the pummeling]
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Robert Rauschenberg, Canyon, 1959. Combine on canvas 81 3/4 x 70 x 24 inches.
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