Acknowledgements

The essay Jesse mentions in Chapter 5 was written by Vernor Vinge in 1993. The full text of the essay may be found at this site:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/vinge/vinge-sing.html

The comic book Ransom mentions in Chapter 6 is The Forever People #1, written and drawn by Jack Kirby, published by DC Comics in 1971.

Thanks to family and friends who stuck by me during my crisis of faith. You know who you are.