Ethics [Tuesday, October 28, 2nd period]

[sith_happened]

"I trust your weekends with your families went as expected," Anakin said, slamming the door behind him as he stalked into the room.

"Love is patient, love is kind," he began, looking down at his notes, then snorted and made the universal symbol for "blah, blah, blah" with his hand.

He might secretly be a soft touch on the subject, but he was hoping no one in the room would call him on it.

"In the Jedi Order, we were taught that in order to maintain proper distance, to negotiate impartially across our galaxy, we were to strive for serenity, not passion. To be proper Jedi, we should not know anger, or hatred, or love."

The unholy mix of the three could lead to tossing grandsons through doors. Not that Anakin would talk about that either.

He crossed his arms over his chest and glanced around the room. "Is this an unreasonable standard to hold someone to? What do you think they were trying to prevent?"

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Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

"I think it's way unreasonable," Molly answered, "but I guess they were maybe trying to prevent someone making a decision based on their emotions, since they're not always trustworthy?"

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

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Anakin smiled. "And yet they were told to listen to their feelings, trust what the Force was telling them. They just weren't allowed to let those emotions rule them. Are the two ideas mutually exclusive?"

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

"Weeeellll, maybe not? Maybe they were supposed to trust their instincts, but not completely forget about reason and logic and facts?"

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[sith_happened]

"Exactly," Anakin said. "Very good."

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

"But...how do you know when to rely on reason and when to go with your instincts?"

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[sith_happened]

"I always went on instinct," Anakin said with a small smile. "My partner was more for logic. It's what made us an unbeatable team."

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

And because Molly sometimes didn't know when to shut up, "Oooh, just think. If you'd had a child, he or she could have had the best of both worlds."

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[sith_happened]

Anakin stared.

Re: Answer the discussion question [10/28]

[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

"...or not."