Comic #6327: mathematics

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Panel 1:

• Character 1: "MATH IS USEFUL OR WHATEVER, BUT IT CAN'T TEACH US ETHICS. IT CAN'T TEACH US WHAT THE GOOD LIFE IS."
• Character 2: "TRUE."

Panel 2:

• Character 1: "THE STUDY OF MATH ONLY TEACHES YOU PATIENCE, HUMILITY, BEAUTY, SKEPTICISM, FORBEARANCE, GOOD REASONING, PEACE, WONDER, JOY, THE NATURE OF REALITY, AND HOW TO MAKE ETHICAL DECISIONS ONCE YOU'VE ACCEPTED A SMALL NUMBER OF BASIC PRINCIPLES."
• Character 2: "BUT YEAH, YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT FOR YOURSELF THAT MURDER IS BAD OR WHATEVER."

Panel 3:

• Character 1: "I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU LEARNED HUMILITY."
• Character 2: "I SAID I WAS TAUGHT HUMILITY."