He probably should have picked a better reference. Jake Sully, perhaps. Or William Wallace. Or that guy from the Last of the Mohicans. Or Sonny. Anything but religion. But Tony assumes that it's more likely that Daneel will understand something pulled from human history than a pop culture reference from a movie that no one in the future will remember.

"Well, he was just an ordinary guy, right? Some laborer's son." It's both his lack of knowledge and his unwillingness to let the conversation get bogged down in mystical mumbo-jumbo that leaves his explanation somewhat lacking and scattered. "But he had some ideas about a better way to live and he showed a bunch of people those ideas and it changed the world."

And it led to the guy getting crucified. And the Crusades. And crazy fundamentalists. And a whole host of other problems that he's just going to ignore because it doesn't serve his purpose.

"The point is, he opened people's eyes, taught them stuff, and changed their lives. He figured out a better way and he wasn't scared to turn the world upside-down to pursue it." He pauses, thinks about it for a second, and shrugs. "There's also some story about freeing slaves, but I can't remember if that's him or some other guy. This isn't really my area of expertise here."