1492. The teachers told the children that this was when their continent was discovered by human beings. Actually, millions of human beings were already living full and imaginative lives on the continent in 1492. That was simply the year in which sea pirates began to cheat and rob and kill them.

To be
the eyes
and ears
and conscience
of the Creator of the Universe,
you fool. Kilgore Trout's unwritten reply to the question "What is the purpose of life?"