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 I don't know if I agree to this. It seems incredibly arbitrary. 🤔 Also, humans will tend to post-rationalize everything.

The woman getting pregnant by a stranger got pregnant, after all. How many women follow the Contraception Rules their whole life and end up run-through, but barren?

Similarly, being foolhardy looks idiotic... unless you triumph. Then you're courageous.