[Castiel studies the text for a while, clearly putting a great deal of thought into the answer.]
I don't think the Admiral is a benevolent creature, and nowhere did I suggest that it was. It doesn't run the barge - more or less - with a goal of being kind, or nice, or thoughtful. It has one intention, which is to redeem inmates. This is no way implies benevolence or goodness. Oftentimes, trying to redeem one inmate simply alienates other ones - and given that the Admiral has a theoretically unlimited amount of time with the inmates, this is a sensible strategy for it to go by, simply not the most efficient.
Additionally, and I've said this before, it's also possible that the Admiral doesn't understand how to be benevolent to us, because it's a much grander creature. What it does, it does with the intention of 'this will help you in the long run.' And this progress that inmates may or may not make does not have to be viewed as progress by the inmate. The progress may be subconscious. It may be painful, because realizing something is wrong with you is a painful experience. And again, it seems reasonable that not every inmate may progress in the same flood, port or breach, in the same manner, or at the same time. Given the the Admiral has a theoretically unlimited timespan, he can afford inefficiencies.
To have a goal that is good does not mean you accomplish it in a goodly way, nor does it make you a good person. So it's possible the Admiral can have a sick sense of humor and have the goal to redeem inmates, and he can do both while driving high - though I don't know what this means, so I can't say if that's possible or not.
I know this doesn't answer your question fully, nor is it the answer I suppose you'd like to hear. But it's the answer I have. And if you believe me to be a fool for it, so be it.
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Date: 2012-09-30 04:32 pm (UTC)I don't think the Admiral is a benevolent creature, and nowhere did I suggest that it was. It doesn't run the barge - more or less - with a goal of being kind, or nice, or thoughtful. It has one intention, which is to redeem inmates. This is no way implies benevolence or goodness. Oftentimes, trying to redeem one inmate simply alienates other ones - and given that the Admiral has a theoretically unlimited amount of time with the inmates, this is a sensible strategy for it to go by, simply not the most efficient.
Additionally, and I've said this before, it's also possible that the Admiral doesn't understand how to be benevolent to us, because it's a much grander creature. What it does, it does with the intention of 'this will help you in the long run.' And this progress that inmates may or may not make does not have to be viewed as progress by the inmate. The progress may be subconscious. It may be painful, because realizing something is wrong with you is a painful experience. And again, it seems reasonable that not every inmate may progress in the same flood, port or breach, in the same manner, or at the same time. Given the the Admiral has a theoretically unlimited timespan, he can afford inefficiencies.
To have a goal that is good does not mean you accomplish it in a goodly way, nor does it make you a good person. So it's possible the Admiral can have a sick sense of humor and have the goal to redeem inmates, and he can do both while driving high - though I don't know what this means, so I can't say if that's possible or not.
I know this doesn't answer your question fully, nor is it the answer I suppose you'd like to hear. But it's the answer I have. And if you believe me to be a fool for it, so be it.