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Moral Philosophy, Monday
"...So last week concluded our classes on classic moral philosophers, and why they've got the wrong end of the stick," Kaidan started. He had a vague smile on his face to match the fog in his mind, his fingertips pressing into the hand-outs. "Now, we're going to be talking about the right way to do it. I'm going to talk for a while, and then you're going to take this test - it's just a couple of scenarios. Describe what you're going to do and why."
He cleared his throat.
"Order is important," he said. "It's what keeps our society together, you know? Everything's got to be in its proper place. Because if you make a machine, it's got to have all the pieces fitting together, otherwise it's not going to move. Morality should be an extension of that-- punishment for acts that cross the boundaries of our order, praise for those who work well within it."
You'd almost think he'd forgotten about the mutiny he'd encouraged Shepard into only a few short months ago.
"Most of us are just cogs in the machine," he continued, "We have to trust that the people who operate the levers know what they're doing. That they know when it's a good age to start looking for a partner, and when it's a good age to sit down and learn and keep your hands to yourself. To trust that they know who the enemy is, and they know how to direct us against that enemy, to keep us safe."
"We can have bad leaders, no doubt about that," he added, "But if we don't put our faith in them, then they don't even get a chance to be more than that."
He started handing out papers. "Now think about that while you fill in your tests."
He cleared his throat.
"Order is important," he said. "It's what keeps our society together, you know? Everything's got to be in its proper place. Because if you make a machine, it's got to have all the pieces fitting together, otherwise it's not going to move. Morality should be an extension of that-- punishment for acts that cross the boundaries of our order, praise for those who work well within it."
You'd almost think he'd forgotten about the mutiny he'd encouraged Shepard into only a few short months ago.
"Most of us are just cogs in the machine," he continued, "We have to trust that the people who operate the levers know what they're doing. That they know when it's a good age to start looking for a partner, and when it's a good age to sit down and learn and keep your hands to yourself. To trust that they know who the enemy is, and they know how to direct us against that enemy, to keep us safe."
"We can have bad leaders, no doubt about that," he added, "But if we don't put our faith in them, then they don't even get a chance to be more than that."
He started handing out papers. "Now think about that while you fill in your tests."