| Satoru: | I'm not sure what this picture says. Is it something about centering and moderation? |
| Melissa: | (shrugging her shoulders) It could be. That sounds like a comfortable, middle-of-the-road philosophy. |
| Liao: | Hmm. Is that what true centering is about? I think the author is talking about a level beyond mere compromise. |
| Melissa: | How would you know that? |
| Liao: | (laughing) I don't know. Actually, I don't know anything. My entire life is merely a series of guesses, at least that’s my best current working conjecture. |
| Tim: | (snapping his fingers) That's a great way to frame life in general! Instead of a bundle of dogmatic beliefs, perhaps we should think of our lives as a series of hypothetical guesses. |
| Melissa: | (yawning) Yeah, I guess so . . . |