As a group, they were as likely to want to talk about their philosophy as they were their personal issues, and these philosophical discussions were more entertaining to George than anyone’s issues. But George heard about the issues, too, and this allowed him to detect patterns in his new patients’ behavior. For example, they all professed to care about “humanity,” while at the same time often being a bit slow to love actual people. “It doesn’t really start with people,” said George. “It starts with suffering. It’s about preventing suffering. They care about animals in the same way. They also
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