It did seem as though his belief was almost religious, but I don't think that was the reason. He didn't seem to think it was possible for me to understand from an explanation - he... said my thinking had been "poisoned" since birth. [She hesitates briefly on the word... it still brought back bad memories, even if the context here was completely different.] When I asked if they'd been brought here like we were, he said that "eternity and life isn't as simple as which universe chooses you," but couldn't explain that. [a pause.] That wasn't getting anywhere, so then I asked why they'd killed Mr. Jacob...