Goodreads asked Richard Botelho:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Richard Botelho I have always been fascinated by the possibility of extraterrestrial life. I also love philosophy and understand how contact with extraterrestrials will affect us. In short, when humans eventually realize we are not alone in the universe it will change our philosophies. More specifically, it will mean the end of anthropocentrism or humankind at the center of everything. That will be an adjustment. I also love the study of consciousness and its root in quantum physics. Consciousness is preeminent, it's everywhere, and initially there had to be a Great Consciousness or God. Lastly, humans conduct interesting relationships with each other, from personal ones to geopolitics. I figured the combination of the above had to be a novel.

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