things and how they seem

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"Useful?" You tilt your head slightly. "If it was effective. However using shame as a means of control does not prove the ethical efficacy of one's beliefs. It only demonstrates that one cares about social appearances and expectations. Those are not always the same." Pausing, you consider for a moment more. "But I do find it interesting." You add.

"That depends entirely on your school of thought when it comes to morality." You correct. "Some argue that regardless of the situation, that some moral laws always hold. A law against the unjust killing of the innocent, for example. In such cases, no amount of contextual evidence ever supports violating this law." That is of course one of the least controversial cases, which is why you've used it. "But if you think almost every case is unique, that makes knowing what to do very difficult."

As he asks the question of you, you turn towards him, wishing very much Astra was in your arms and not his. "That would depend entirely on what you think constitutes the purpose of life." Which is, in a sense, exactly what he's asking you. "Human-animals are the only ones who worry about the teleological goals of their existences. Every other animal just gets on with it." You reply. "I do not ascribe value judgement to my life. I just live it."

of course it's exhausting, having to reason all
the time in a universe which wasn't meant to be reasonable.

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