Here's my problem with Hermies

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What makes me so angry with Hermes is that Emet-Selch completely and utterly destroyed Hermes's question, and thus proved that Meteon's mission was flawed and thus her conclusion is flawed, and yet he still persist that his course was right, when again it was a flawed premise, to begin with.

Actually, I’d question if it was not Emets response that was flawed. His criticism that Meteions mission only works if there are others who still have a desire to live is correct if you believe the only correct answer is one that affirms life. And while I do think that was Hermes original intent, to find something that would give meaning and purpose to living, the answer that he received is no less valid because it doesn’t do so. As Hermes put it:

Hermes: It isn’t right, is it? It isn’t right to turn away from the answer… even if the answer… is pain… Even if we aberrations must scream ourselves hoarse to be heard…

Aye. Whatever answers we find, I will not dismiss them out of hand. These words I said to you… and I will hold myself to them.

I do however think Emets line later saying he’s engaging in sophistry is correct though!

Hermes so loved creation and thus life so much that even in the face of his own mistake he'd rather allow the mistake to jeopardize all CREATION, the very thing HE LOVED SO MUCH.

Hermes/Fandaniel I think would say what they’re doing is a mercy to that life, as they’re saving it from all the pain and suffering existence brings. They’d be wrong of course, Fandaniel even admits so, but that would be the argument.

And perhaps that love is exactly what gave rise to his desire for destruction.

As Plato’s Phaedos says

After repeated disappointments at the hands of the very people who might be supposed to be your nearest and most intimate friends, constant irritation ends by making you dislike everybody and suppose that there is no sincerity to be found anywhere...