The author refutes this by showing that he is a researcher in the field of social, ethical and political messages that science fiction has to offer and that through his research he was able to conclude that science fiction is capable of making young people understand human differences and ethical thinking
He taught Pi to swim as a child and bestowed upon him his unusual moniker. He arranges for the author to meet Pi in person, so as to get a first-person account of his strange and compelling tale.