Editing Foundation and Earth (section)

===Part VII: Earth===
On the approach to [[Earth (Foundation universe)|Earth]], they detect it to be highly radioactive and not capable of supporting life but, while trying to use the ship's computer to locate Solaria, Fallom calls Trevize's attention to the moon, which is large enough to serve as a hideout for the forces that lived on Earth. There, they find [[R. Daneel Olivaw]], who explains he has been [[paternalism|paternalistically]] manipulating humanity since [[Elijah Baley]]'s time, long before the Galactic Empire or Foundation. He thus caused the settlement of Alpha Centauri, the creation of Gaia and the creation of [[Psychohistory (fictional)|psychohistory]] (detailed in ''Prelude to Foundation'' and ''Forward the Foundation''), and manipulated Trevize into making his decision at the end of ''Foundation's Edge'' (although he did not manipulate the decision itself). It is revealed that Daneel's [[positronic brain]] is deteriorating and he is unable to design a new brain, as he had done several times before, since his brain is now too fragile; he therefore wishes to merge Fallom's brain with his own, allowing him time to oversee Galaxia's creation.

Daneel continues to explain that human internal warfare or parochialism was the reason for his causing the creation of psychohistory and Gaia. Trevize then confirms his decision that the creation of [[Gaia (Foundation universe)|Galaxia]] is the correct choice, and gives his reason as the likelihood of advanced life beyond the galaxy eventually attacking humanity. Trevize states that there should be enough time for Galaxia to be fully ready as long as the enemy is not already present among them, not noticing Fallom's alien gaze resting unfathomably upon him.