“The point I was attempting to make, just now, is that a great many consequences are unintended, unpredictable even after careful consideration is made and all necessary checks and balances are adhered to.” Isamu clarified. “I am aware that the offensive argument was over far deeper issues than a wheel, but the hyperbole is valid. Should we, as scientists make no progress, no discovery at all, for fear that something we think, say, create or do should have even the slightest potential for a negative consequence to someone else? Could you honestly have predicted what occurred in your world at the time you were researching? Without the gift of hindsight?”

That was not a challenge. It was a sincere question.

When his frustration subsides, he’ll probably feel guilty about triggering Ziggy, or even some if the things he said and the harsh tone in which he said them. But Isamu could not understand taking blame for things he was not responsible for.