Quote Originally Posted by EaraGrace View Post
To an Ancient they are damaged, but is that an objective view of the Sundered? Emet saw fit to judge the Sundered by the aetheric strength of their souls, but should we? The Sundered, by virtue of their imperfections, are faced with challenges that the ancients did not face, and as a result are more resilient and have a greater of respect for life and death. It's not clear cut to me.
Unsundered or otherwise, mankind was always flawed in their own ways, though considering it from a strictly physical standpoint, they were damaged, living fleeting lives that are oft cut short by disease, famine, and myriad other factors that either didn't exist or didn't affect them originally.

The flaws the unsundered possessed are still present in the sundered as well, only now the lack of respect for life and death extends to their fellow man as well.

Perhaps they weren't objectively better, but it's hard for me to see them as not being better overall.