how long now?
ugly little suckers.
you have a question, dr. arroway?
it's designed purely as a defensive device. call it a reasonable precaution.
dr. arroway, you are entitled to your opinion. but we feel quite strongly that it would by both irresponsible and naive to send a human being into a completely unknown, completely uncontrollable situation absolutely defenseless.
i think reverend joss raises an excellent point. i believe we should discuss the formation of a panel to review any potentially delicate communications before.  am i amusing you, dr. arroway?
how would you propose we handle it, doctor?
nobody is proposing we censor the truth here, doctor. we're simply talking about putting a mechanism in place --