[There's that smile again behind Carlisle's mask -- it's born of understanding, however sobering it may be.]

But we must accept, however difficult it may be, that there are some phenomena we simply can't explain, even if for a time. Did you know from birth there were other worlds out there, and that you could travel to them? Did you emerge from the womb knowing about these psionics and how they operate?

[He doesn't really mean for those questions to be answered, and so he continues:]

There is no shame in not knowing everything, Mister Qubit. You're still likely the smartest person I know.