 What is ironic about Sias' view of those who 'cling tenaciously, and ignorantly to the old religion'?
I do not, of course, believe in the gods per se; still there is a grandeur in the very stones that transcends their human sculptors, and it is no wonder to me that many cling tenaciously, and ignorantly, to the old religion. And Rocsates has been anxious for an excuse— "Sias," he went on, "if there exists such knowledge as I seek, is it not indeed lost to the memory of Man?
 Sias' reactions to Rocsates' ideas suggest that he is ignorant in a similar way
 Sias' reactions to Rocsates' ideas suggest that he is ignorant in a similar way  Sias' refusal to adhere to any set of principles will get him imprisoned  Sias subscribes to an iteration of the same religion many of the elders do  Sias does not realize that the Conclave is ruled by that same religion