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[great_king_of_evil]

I have noticed many amongst us appear concerned about Ruana's next step, namely her siphoning of the souls left on dead worlds.

I can and do understand the will to oppose Ruana, I encourage it. However, this desire I have witnessed of saving the lost souls is quite intriguing, if not misplaced. The vast majority of these souls are people we have never met and will most likely never meet. For that matter we did not even know they existed before stepping into this tower, nor did we have any thoughts for them before seeing that message.

They have had whatsoever no impact on our lives and never will they have any. Nothing binds them to us and what fate will befall them, ultimately is none of our concern. It is their own fight while we have our own fights. Hence I have only one question:

Why do you care?

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[fionnuisce]

Very well, I'll assume this is a serious question and not a distinct sign of a narcissist and/or sociopath.

I care because I do know some of the souls to which you refer. I know and care about people who know and care about them in turn, and dislike the idea of seeing my friends suffer in any capacity.

As to the ones I don't know and may never meet? I feel a sense of empathy for the lost and victimized. Those who would be hurt by forces such as Ruana are those I wish to protect. Even if this new information were not a factor I would still have sought methods to restore their worlds as well as our own.

[great_king_of_evil]

You would be correct to assume this is a serious question as well as to assume your interlocutor is a narcissist and maybe even a sociopath, given what meaning you grant to the word. You would be incorrect however to associate a negative connotation with those words.

As I mentioned to one before you, I understand to an extent why you would wish to save those you have known. The topic of my question is those you have never known.

You have mentioned empathy. It is interesting. Your sense of empathy is what drives you to want save them. But how, how can you feel empathy for people you have never met, people who means nothing for you. For all you know, people who would mindlessly kill you if given the chance.

[fionnuisce]

Why am I not surprised? Never mind, it's none of my business how insane anyone is.

[Until they make it his business one way or another, apparently.]

Generally speaking, I have faith in people. I choose to believe that they are largely kind or at least not morally bankrupt. Even so, I know cruelty and hatred exist in humanity. It would be stupid to think every living person on every world is incapable of even the most unthinkable cruelty.

I would still save a hundred cruel individuals if it meant also saving as many or more that are better than that.

[great_king_of_evil]

An optimist. You know cruelty and hatred exist in humanity, yet you speak of faith in people. May I ask where your faith into them comes from? Certainly not from reality as all you will see amongst the masses are the most distasteful traits you can think of.

[fionnuisce]

I prefer to think of it as realism; neither a pessimist nor an optimist. I have seen the worst my world has to offer, been witness and subject to both unimaginable cruelty and immeasurable kindness.

Yes, distasteful traits run through humanity like some kind of plague. But it would be incorrect to assume that the worst of people are all there is to them.

[great_king_of_evil]

Would you enlighten me and tell me what is realist about your philosophy? You admit having seen the horrors of humanity, yet you cling onto what little positive aspect you have seen to claim your faith in humanity.

It seems to me you are as far from reality as one can be. Even the 'immeasurable kindness' you claim having seen, stems only from a selfish feeling at the root.

[fionnuisce]

Kindness is not always given with something expected in return. Some people act like that simply because they want to. I for one expect nothing out of helping those left on their worlds; the fact that they would be able to survive is enough of an end result for me to be satisfied.

[great_king_of_evil]

You have contradicted yourself. You stated you will be satisfied. hence you do expect something out of helping those left on their worlds: the feeling of satisfaction.

[fionnuisce]

Are we really going to argue semantics to that extent?

[great_king_of_evil]

I am going to argue your choice of words, yes. What I argue here if you have paid attention, is that what you call kindness is in fact a selfish act even if you reject the notion of it being selfish.

Semantic is key in revealing what you reject.