"What about this aversion to people?" the Staff said, in a kindly way. "This—well—clinically, this de-grouping syndrome. This antagonism to the group spirit."
"You mean my reaction to Phil and his friends?"
"Your friends. Your Group," The Staff said.
"But I don't dislike those people," Kane insisted. "Certainly, I have no aversion to them! Hell, I don't even know them."
"But they're people," the Staff said. "Part of the family of man."
"I know that. But I was tired and wanted to sleep!"
"You'll find the true group Spirit," the Staff said. "Let us ask you this, Professor Kane. If you really had no aversion to people generally, why would you object to them being with you? Why should the presence of people disturb your sleep? Wouldn't a healthy person enjoy sleeping with others merely because they were there? Doesn't one sleep best among friends, knowing he isn't alone, knowing even his sleep is shared—"
There was a great deal more, but it all boiled down to the same thing.
Kane was wrong.
And he didn't have the right to be wrong.