I don't think you're saying you're better - only that you believe everyone else acts on the same level you do.
[Many nihilists seem to enjoy the idea that all things are equally terrible - that they are going to be the worst because there's no hope of being anything better. That honesty about that is somehow the greatest virtue. That's what he finds annoying.]
If I truly felt that you needed to be killed I wouldn't stage some ridiculous sparring match to conceal my intent. What I do want is to understand my capabilities - and your own. Especially when you insist upon making half-veiled threats.
[He lifts his shoulders.]
Which isn't to say my heart would bleed if you were to become harmed by our experiments if you knowingly accepted the risks. But that is a far cry from wanting you dead and orchestrating an alibi to excuse myself.
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I don't think you're saying you're better - only that you believe everyone else acts on the same level you do.
[Many nihilists seem to enjoy the idea that all things are equally terrible - that they are going to be the worst because there's no hope of being anything better. That honesty about that is somehow the greatest virtue. That's what he finds annoying.]
If I truly felt that you needed to be killed I wouldn't stage some ridiculous sparring match to conceal my intent. What I do want is to understand my capabilities - and your own. Especially when you insist upon making half-veiled threats.
[He lifts his shoulders.]
Which isn't to say my heart would bleed if you were to become harmed by our experiments if you knowingly accepted the risks. But that is a far cry from wanting you dead and orchestrating an alibi to excuse myself.