Are you an atheist?"
"Oh no, I honor all the gods."
"And how many belong to that all?"
"Countless. And one."
"How meaningless!"
"'Oliness, let me hear you count to one."
"One."
"Point at that one."
Brownpony stirred restlessly. Finally he tapped his index finger against his temple.
Wooshin laughed quietly. "Wrong. You had to think about it too long. And you didn't count to one. You counted from one and stopped. The one is countless.

Author: Walter M. Miller Jr.

Are you an atheist?"<br />"Oh no, I honor all the gods."<br />"And how many belong to that <i>all</i>?"<br />"Countless. And <i>one</i>."<br />"How meaningless!"<br />"'Oliness, let me hear you count to one."<br />"One."<br />"Point at that <i>one</i>."<br />Brownpony stirred restlessly. Finally he tapped his index finger against his temple.<br />Wooshin laughed quietly. "Wrong. You had to think about it too long. And you didn't count <i>to</i> one. You counted <i>from</i> one and stopped. The one is countless. - Walter M. Miller Jr.

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