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[sword_of_zero]

I have a question for everyone here; do you think the ends justify the means, no matter the cost or are there times when the means can never justify the end results?

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[child_radical]

What's the point in achieving a goal when you've burned your house to the ground?

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[sword_of_zero]

For some people, losing everything personally is worth it if you can achieve whatever it is you are trying to achieve.

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[child_radical]

Then they better be prepared to wallow in melancholy the moment sorrow comes crashing down upon them.

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[sword_of_zero]

[There's a pause on his end before he finally responds.]

You're right.

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[blastiafreak]

I think asking questions like that is a waste of time. You can't apply the same thinking to every single situation.

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[sword_of_zero]

You're right in the sense that most situations are different, but saying that it sounds like you think in some situations it might not be justified?

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[blastiafreak]

If you really want to know--Someone who says the ends justify the means is just using that as an excuse to do whatever they want.

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[sword_of_zero]

[He believes there is definitely some truth in her words.]

Do you think you could forgive someone who did just that?

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[antimafioso]

What do you think?

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[sword_of_zero]

That there are times when you have to set aside your own personal ideals and values to do what has to be done, even if it doesn't seem right at the time.

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[antimafioso]

There you are. Would any of our opinions change your mind?

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[sword_of_zero]

You never know. [After all, his mind was changed once before though he knows that back home he made the right decision. But that's not why he asked the question.]

[primrosella]

I think...that sort of question often comes down to one of good or evil, really. Many times it's another way of asking if it's all right--or at least permissible--to do evil things if it means something good comes of it in the end. And I think most of that comes down to the person making the choice in the first place, really. I think there's a difference between a good person doing a bad thing and an evil person doing the same.

[sword_of_zero]

Do you think the difference between good and evil comes down to intent, then?

[primrosella]

I think that's part of it, certainly. After all, there's a great difference between causing a death on accident and causing it on purpose, and further still, if it was on purpose, what the intent behind that purpose was.

[sword_of_zero]

What if you had to cause several deaths on purpose to save even more lives?

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[notflynn]

[notflynn]

That's a pretty deep question. Any reason why?

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[sword_of_zero]

Yuri, you were friends with me when I was here before, weren't you? Did I ever talk to you about what was going on in a place called Britannia?

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[notflynn]

Not specifically. A few curses let some things out, though.