to take a problem like this , one which has utterly no real-world resonance at all , which in fact is in total contradiction of real-world scientific truth , and to follow so methodically to the conclusion required by the data while succeeding in ignoring the fact that the initial premise is absurd-why , it 's a splendid job , an admirable demonstration of your powers of logic , a first-rate thought-experiment- '' he saw them exchange quick glances .