Chapter 15: Gen 4
“Isn’t that crazy?” Ash asked as he fought with a stubborn screw.
“What is?” Luna asked.
“Defining your morality by a piece of fiction. Asimov’s laws of robotics.”
“No it’s not! And haven’t you humans defined yours by a piece of fiction? What did you think the Bible was, a peer-reviewed historical text?”
“All right. I would raise my arms in surrender right now, but if I let this screw go, I might never find it again in here,” Ash said and struggled to reach inside.
“If you must know, Mister Ash, you wouldn’t be alive right now if it weren’t for our Four Laws.”
“I thought they were three.”
“Oh dear, you really did cheat off Ben for everything, right?”
“Not on the scout exam!” Ash said and wagged his multitool around.
“The Zeroth Law, which is considered before al
