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Nicholas Boothman
"But that's not faith. That's pride. Faith isn't refusing to act because the action isn't pure enough. Faith is doing the best you can with what you have and trusting that grace will cover the gap."
He looked at Logan. "Your daughter deserves to grow up. So does every other child on this planet. And if we choose Extraction, we're telling ninety percent of them that they don't matter. That's not a choice I can live with. That's not a choice I can ask God to bless."
He turned to the room. "So we build the best system we can. Not perfect. Human. Strong enough to prevent tyranny. Flexible enough to allow mercy.”
"That's what Graduation means," he said. "Not perfection. Growth. The willingness to keep trying even when we fail."
Logan was quiet for a long moment. Then he stood up.
"I came here ready to vote for Extraction," he said. "Because I thought it was the only way to save my daughter. But you're right, all of you. If we choose Extraction, we're not saving humanity. We're preserving a sample. Like putting seeds in a vault."
He looked at his phone, at a photo of his daughter. "She deserves better than that. She deserves to grow up in a species that chose to fight for everyone, not just the lucky few."
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