"Welcome aboard, Mr. Pilgrim," said the loudspeaker. "Any questions?"
Billy licked his lips, thought for a while, inquired at last: "Why me?"
"That is a very earthling question of you to ask, Mr. Pilgrim. Why you? Why us for that matter Why anything? Because the moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?" Pg. 97
This quote rather confuses me. I think that if they were telepathic, then they could read his mind. Not only that though, if you see all time simultaneously, then there would be no reason to ask questions because they know everything about where he is going has gone and so forth. I suppose that Billy could be curious and they sense this, but what would you ask if you were kidnapped by aliens, something along the lines of "how many miles to the gallon does this bad-boy get?" I honestly just think that the aliens inquiring for a question in the first place was contradictory.
Ive seen this nonsense before in movies that were not thought out, which saddens me because i know Mr. Vonnegut worked his ass off making this book. At first you don't succeed, try try again Vonnegut.
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