The game's really not as awesome as it looks.
If an extraterrestial being gets its hands (or tentacles) on a sheet of printed document, will it try to decipher the meaning behind the symbols or the arrangement of the microscopic inkblots?
There are three equally wealthy philantropists who did the exact same things for charity.
One did them for both public recognition and tax incentives.
The second did them in the belief that he will be rewarded in the afterlife.
The third did them because he pitied the poor.
Nobody ever finds out their true motives.
To the rest of the world, who is the best man?
Man is a creature of ironies. People who stick to their principles throughout their lives are respected because they're rare.
It's just simpler to live with contradictory beliefs.
For example, freedom. They want freedom, yet they also want the security provided by freedom-restricting laws.
For example, money. They want money, which is a physical representation of their productive efforts, yet they don't want to work for it if given a choice.
For example, politics. The vote is meant to represent the (free) will of the people, yet fortunes are spent to tell them who the best person to vote for is... and it works!
Man is a creature of ironies. Deal with it.
Now we see why that Norwegian guy Anders Behring Breivik went on a killing spree last year. Those prisoners have nicer homes than I do!
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