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Colony One was a geneticist’s playground, with a totally controlled eco-system, and not bound by the ethics of Earth. There really was no law on Mars but your own.
“Yes, well, sometimes we choose for ourselves and sometimes fate chooses for us,
do not underestimate yourself. And do not let your perceptions of what other people think cloud your judgment.”
“The smart ones are the ones you never expect, they’re the ones still alive when everyone else is dead.”
He realized early on that there were things one could do on Mars that were simply not ethically possible on Earth.
The human mind was a fragile thing, kept in balance only by the company of others. We are social animals, we feel safe in the herd, and desire its acceptance. Alone, the human mind wanders with no clear purpose, nothing to keep it in balance.
