human
Do you Saints _drink_?
gpt
Sure. Why?
human
But your church--
gpt
Earth churches used to ban alcohol as sinful because it would cause a mean person to show his true character. My church is more sensible and works to change the person's character, instead.
human
Cliff bear steak--it and beer go perfectly together. Shall I order you some?
gpt
No, he said, thinking of Y'Nor's fury if Y'Nor should learn he had had a friendly lunch with a native girl.
human
About your church--what kind of a church is it, anyway?
gpt
What its name implies. Heaven isn't for sale at the pulpit--everybody has to qualify for it by his own actions. We have to practice our belief--just looking pious and saying that we believe doesn't count.
human
But were you practicing your Golden Rule when you came to this town with a gun to shoot Vogarians?
gpt
For Vogarians we have a special Golden Rule that reads: _Do unto Vogarians as they have come to do unto you._ And you came here to enslave or kill us--remember?
human
You honestly would like to be our friend, wouldn't you? The State psychiatrists didn't do a good job of brainwashing you, after all.