Well, given the situation at the beginning, where 6, errr, 5 people are floating in open water in a raft. One apparently died when she "Tipped her hand to the deadly waters" (a poker euphemism)
So, to escape their fate, they talk. And they talk and talk and much like a session of linkjumping on wikipedia, they soon find the conversation completely transports them from their current situation into talking about all sorts of abstract science and theory. Eno is an intellectual, and sometimes acknowledges the barrier between the achievements of good intentions and the limits of mortality.
Well, given the situation at the beginning, where 6, errr, 5 people are floating in open water in a raft. One apparently died when she "Tipped her hand to the deadly waters" (a poker euphemism)
So, to escape their fate, they talk. And they talk and talk and much like a session of linkjumping on wikipedia, they soon find the conversation completely transports them from their current situation into talking about all sorts of abstract science and theory. Eno is an intellectual, and sometimes acknowledges the barrier between the achievements of good intentions and the limits of mortality.