141. However, redemption and causality are separate concepts.
"Even if you do nothing, you have value," this phrase can sometimes save someone. It is sufficiently valid in psychological and ethical terms.
- People who cannot work due to illness.
- People who are unemployed.
- People who cannot produce results.
- People who have withdrawn from competition.
The inherent value of a person as a human being does not disappear. However, the ethical proposition that "a person has value even if they do nothing" is separate from the causal proposition that "necessary material resources will be automatically provided even if one does nothing."
It may be most important to distinguish between these two things when considering this theme.
>Possible discrepancies in interpretation that may arise in this chapter.