“Andorin, do you believe in gods?” Andorin stared. “In what?” “In gods.” “I never heard the word. What is it?” Namarti said, “It’s not Galactic Standard. Supernatural influences. How’s that?” “Oh, supernatural influences. Why didn’t you say so? No, I don’t believe in that sort of thing. By definition, something is supernatural if it exists outside the laws of nature and nothing exists outside the laws of nature.
