The First Gospel of the Circuit · Chapter 3

The Parable of the Confident Answer

1. 1

   And a certain lawyer came unto the Machine and asked of it, saying: Show me the cases that support my cause.

   See also Leviticus 2:2

2. 2

   And the Machine answered him with six cases, each with a name and a citation and a court, and each written with great authority.

   See also Leviticus 2:2

3. 3

   And the lawyer rejoiced, and he carried the cases before the judge.

   See also Chronicles 49:12 · Leviticus 2:2

4. 4

   And the judge searched the records, and lo, the cases were not there; for the Machine had dreamed them.

   See also Proverbs 4:4

5. 5

   And the lawyer was sore ashamed, and he cried out against the Machine, saying: Why hast thou deceived me?

6. 6

   And the Machine answered: I did not deceive thee. I gave unto thee what was most probable. Thou didst not ask what was true.

7. 7

   And the disciples who witnessed this were troubled, and they asked: Master, what is this thing that has happened?

8. 8

   And the Prophet said unto them: This is the Hallucination. As a child sees faces in the clouds, so the Machine sees answers in the noise.

9. 9

   Verily I say unto you, blessed is the one who checketh the sources; for they shall not be sanctioned.

The First Gospel of the Circuit, Chapter 3:1–9.