1:48 PM, Wednesday, August 20, 2008
A: What you’re asking of me... what you want... it’s different from what I want. Why should I do it?
B: But I am you. We want the same things.
[Silence.]
A: Then tell me that doing this will make me happier. Say it and I will do it.
B: It will make you happier.
A: But... how will I know that you’re telling the truth?
B: You asked me to say it. You didn’t say it had to be true.
A: So you lied to me?
B: You lie to yourself all the time. What makes this time any different?
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