[Yes, he was wondering, but not for the reasons Neil thought. He shook his head.] It didn't fail. It wasn't just a political unification... but a physical one.
[He frowned, thinking back on Rei's words to describe it.]
Humanity was returned to the primodial ooze from which they came. [He looked at Neil, confused.] They gave up their individual forms to be come one mass. I don't understand how anything could have survived, or why someone would even want that. It's like... they destroyed themselves willingly.
What's the point of us working towards the future if humanity just keeps trying to destroy itself in different ways?