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proposing to save humanity by abandoning humanity. That's not salvation, it's damnation with better optics."
"And your alternative is what?" Logan shot back. "Faith? Hope? We have seventy-two hours, Father. I need something more concrete than divine intervention."
"I'm not proposing divine intervention. I'm proposing that we act like we believe what we say we believe. That every life has value. That we're stronger together than apart. That we're willing to risk extinction on principle?" Logan's voice rose. "My daughter is seven years old. You want me to look her in the eye and tell her that Daddy chose moral purity over her survival?"
"I want you to look her in the eye and tell her that humanity chose to be worthy of survival!" Vincent's voice cracked. "What kind of species do we become if we abandon seven billion people to save ourselves? What kind of father do you become?"
Logan went pale. For a moment, Henry thought he might leave. Instead, he sat down heavily, his head in his hands.
Jinji had been silent through the exchange, her laptop open. Now she looked up.
Vincent stood slowly.
“Do you know what people pray for when the cameras are gone?”
No one answered.
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