Quote Originally Posted by Vyrerus View Post
"Let us imagine that the laws of reality are undone, and the world faces true annihilation. Do you honestly believe that half your number would sacrifice themselves to save the other?... Of course they wouldn't!"
"And if you had witnessed history unfold as I have, you would come to the exact same conclusion!"

I believe this part really nails that point home. Emet isn't pulling this viewpoint out of his rear, everything he's seen about the sundered life has given him no confidence. The Scions also know their history, they experienced the selfishness and greed of the vain first hand, first through Teledji and Lolorito, then Ilberd. The experiences of foes such as Fordola and Yotsuyu that turned them into what they are. The Scions are well aware that their contemporaries and their ancestors probably would not be possessed of such moral fibre as to willingly sacrifice themselves on such a scale.