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Is the the story intended to comment on attitudes toward religion on Earth?

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Is the the story intended to comment on attitudes toward religion on Earth?

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DIfferent readers interpret it in different ways. I have received mail from people of many different religions, including members of the clergy, who admire it; and it won a Christopher award for “affirmation of the highest values of the human spirit” from a Catholic organization (though I am not Catholic). On the other hand, several atheists have interpreted it as an endorsement of their views. What I was actually trying to say about religion becomes clearer in the second and third volumes of the story, and I have made more comments on this in the part of this FAQ that deals with them.