Why is your equation only for angels, Roger? Why can't we do something, down here? Couldn't there be an equation for us too, something to help us find a safer place?' 'Why am I surrounded,' his usual understanding self today, 'by statistical illiterates? There's no way, love, not as long as the mean density of strikes is constant.
In this exchange, there is a frustration expressed over the lack of practical solutions for earthly concerns. The character questions why a mathematical equation, seemingly only applicable to angels, cannot be adapted to help those living in the tangible world. This highlights a desire for a framework that could guide humanity toward a safer existence, challenging the limitations of theoretical concepts when faced with real-life dangers.
However, the other character dismisses...