[Matthew nods along slowly, working through that like chewing a tough piece of steak.] Well, communicable sentience seems to be one of the universal themes. Of course, that's a pretty chicken-and-the-egg question of whether it arose out of necessity as life evolved, or if the only reason it's a common theme is because life couldn't exist without it.

...'course, I never took philosophy in college. I couldn't tell you. [Shoots a smile in Justice's general direction.] You sound like you've got a lot of thoughts on it. Too much spare time, or not enough?