“Maybe they’re like the orfolei. You know, a carbon-based intelligence that goes through a meat stage.”
“Nope. They’re born meat and they die meat. We studied them for several of their life spans, which didn’t take long. Do you have any idea what’s the lifespan of meat?”
“Spare me. Okay, maybe they’re only part meat. You know, like the weddilei. A meat head with an electron plasma brain inside.”
“Nope. We thought of that, since they do have meat heads, like the weddilei. But I told you, we probed them. They’re meat all the way through.”
“No brain?”
“Oh, there’s a brain all right. It’s just that the brain is made out of meat! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you.”
“So... what does the thinking?”
“You’re not understanding, are you? You’re refusing to deal with what I’m telling you. The brain does the thinking. The meat.”
“Thinking meat! You’re asking me to believe in thinking meat!”
“Yes, thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming meat. The meat is the whole deal! Are you beginning to get the picture or do I have to start all over?”
The second speaker's confusion makes the first speaker feel…
A. delighted
B. irritated
Multiple Choice: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to question 4?
A. "'But I told you, we probed them. They're meat all the way through.'" (Paragraph 15)
B. "'Oh, there's a brain all right.'" (Paragraph 17)
C. "'Thinking meat! You're asking me to believe in thinking meat!'" (Paragraph 20)
D. "'The meat is the whole deal! Are you beginning to get the picture or do I have to start all over?'" (Paragraph 21)
The second speaker's confusion makes the first speaker feel B. irritated.
The best supporting detail from the text is C. "'Thinking meat! You're asking me to believe in thinking meat!'" (Paragraph 20).