Huh, i actually read this one too
I thought it was just something he made up off the cuff to satisfy the interrogaters. The religion allegory is certainly there, but my thoughts are that the first way has to be true, otherwise the entire book gives exactly the wrong message about religion, compared to, say, the buildup it gave for the role of spirituality in Pi's life earlier on.

Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.







