The reactions people who witness it are fascinating: you have devastation, extreme enthusiasm and utter denial.
And the man who lived through it? He sat naked beside his mortal wife and kissed her skin.
The two of them, naked in the end, holding each other, turning their back on the ultimate truth and choosing humanity, along with all of its transience, fragility and confusion.
So there you have it. A parody of Adam and Eve. A twist on the crossroad of science and religion. A mirror of our lives, both the mortal and eternal ones. Because ultimately, it's not about right or wrong. It's about choice. And that is all we have, and all we need.
We shall tell our children that they met at a party.
HD
