When we argue about whether our behavior is the product of our agency, we’re not interested in random behavior, why there might have been that one time in Stockholm where Mother Teresa pulled a knife on some guy and stole his wallet. We’re interested in the consistency of behavior that constitutes our moral character. And in the consistent ways in which we try to reconcile our multifaceted inconsistencies.[*] We’re trying to understand how Martin Luther would stick to his guns and say, “Here I stand, I can do no other,” when ordered to renounce his views by ecumenical thugs who burned people
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