How we cite our quotes: (Story title.paragraph)
Quote #10
"The task of the human brain remains what it has always been; that of discovering new data to be analyzed, and of devising new concepts to be tested. A pity the Society for Humanity won't understand that." (Evitable Conflict.177)
Hiram Mackenzie points out why the Society for Humanity is foolish: they think robots are replacements for humans rather than companions. Now, we only meet Mackenzie for a moment, so we don't know if he's as smart as Calvin, but he seems to have a good point here: robots can do some things, but not all that a human can do. So the Society for Humanity has a foolish worry.