:21:02
We are on the verge
of an immense discovery,
:21:05
and it would be unwise to be
influenced by the fact that we base
:21:11
our decision upon the observations
of an unqualified layman.
:21:16
Every explorer may well envy
this pilot,
:21:20
his presence of mind,
his talents of observation.
:21:25
Moreover, given
the recent information,
:21:29
we are bound morally
to press forward with our probes.
:21:35
l can understand
how Professor Messenger feels,
:21:40
however let's look back
at the long road we've traveled.
:21:43
For all our work, the Solaris probes
are back where we began.
:21:49
Years of effort
have proven useless.
:21:55
All we know about Solaris
:22:01
reminds me of a mountain
of separate facts
:22:04
which we are unable to squeeze
into the framework of any conception.
:22:10
Well, we're even worse offtoday,
as regards the essential.
:22:15
Solaristics is degenerating.
:22:17
The essential question is far more
serious than just Solaristics.
:22:21
We're probing the very frontier
of human knowledge.
:22:25
By artificially establishing
a knowledge frontier,
:22:29
we limit our concept of
the infinity of man's knowledge.
:22:34
And if our movement is not forward,
do we not risk moving backward?
:22:42
What do you mean by saying
that the information supplied by me
:22:44
is in no way reflects the actual
facts?
:22:48
l saw all this with my own eyes.
:22:53
lt means
that some real phenomena
:22:57
could have triggered
your hallucinating.