[Apollo is astonished. Downright gobsmacked, even. Nothing that he's describing now is anything like what he's heard about Nirvana - and sure, Apollo hadn't deeply studied those religions, but there were parts that just didn't sound right.]
But those religions are peaceful! I'm pretty sure killing people is supposed to get you kicked back to a worse state in your next life, like being a bug or something. The point of reaching Nirvana is to put an end to the suffering of life, not to... deliver some girl.
[So that's why he's pretty sure that causing suffering to others was supposed to set you back from reaching that goal. He could be wrong, but...]
Uh, you - saw a sea of incomplete humans? That's not figurative? That just makes it sound like people are made of slime!
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[Apollo is astonished. Downright gobsmacked, even. Nothing that he's describing now is anything like what he's heard about Nirvana - and sure, Apollo hadn't deeply studied those religions, but there were parts that just didn't sound right.]
But those religions are peaceful! I'm pretty sure killing people is supposed to get you kicked back to a worse state in your next life, like being a bug or something. The point of reaching Nirvana is to put an end to the suffering of life, not to... deliver some girl.
[So that's why he's pretty sure that causing suffering to others was supposed to set you back from reaching that goal. He could be wrong, but...]
Uh, you - saw a sea of incomplete humans? That's not figurative? That just makes it sound like people are made of slime!