The semi-religious worship that the World State devotes to science are apparent from the start. The starting date for the calendar is Ford's introduction of the Model T Ford, an automobile cheaply and efficiently produced by the assembly line system. All dates are preceded by "A.F." "After Ford," just as today's calendar system begins with Jesus's birth, A.D. The Director tells his students, "I shall begin at the beginning." His statement echoes the …showed first 75 words of 3580 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3580 total…her function as a cog in the social machine. The twelve people at the table are supposed to lose their sense of self and meld into one consciousness. Moreover, the soma and the strawberry ice cream do not represent the recognition of the dual nature of the human being. They represent entirely sensual, thoughtless pleasure. The sexual orgy that ends the ceremony also contains no emotional or spiritual significance. It represents an entirely physical experience.