Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

pets, and they ran many levels of simulated universes in theirminds in which there were humans on many planets of thegalaxy. We cannot prove that we are not a simulation in themind of a Pronna or some being like that, much less the mindof God.”“We have to believe the universe is real or we will gocrazy.”“We are already one level of simulation removed fromreality,” Kelvin said, “though Arthur doesn’t like people topoint that out.”“Whether is is correct by the church does not change thefacts if we believe in reality.”“As long as I can believe that reality had a creator, I canbelieve in reality.”“We are Christials after all,” Heymon said.“Once again,” Kelvin said, “I need to bring us back to thatship, the potential enemy ship, a ship who’s mission may beto intercept us because of our new course to the Kuiper belt.We didn’t see them until after we were diverted.”“Whatever ship this is, they have been trying to close withus for years by now, if it is Pink Dawn diverted to interceptus, or if it is Curitiba or even Al-Harron turned around tointercept us. The All Heaven treaty binds us to HeavenlyTalstan I know,” Heymon said, “but I don’t trust them in theleast. I would be more surprised to find the bogie is Curitibathan Al-Harron.”284