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    It is not the case that A person may see their role as parent or artist as unconditionally binding precisely because it resists rational re-evaluation, not because rational nature is valued.

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    • 1.Resistance to rational evaluation is a mark of dogmatism, not legitimacy—unconditional binding creates moral hazard and abuse justification.
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    • 2.Even deeply felt commitments implicitly rest on ongoing rational assessment; we abandon roles precisely when reasons become sufficiently compelling.
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    • 3.The claim conflates phenomenological experience (feeling unconditional) with metaphysical reality (actually being unconditional).
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    • 1.Roles like parenthood involve irreversible commitments that precede rational choice, making retroactive evaluation psychologically impossible.
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    • 2.The binding force of identity-constituting roles derives from their non-negotiable nature, not from reasoned endorsement.
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    • 3.Constant rational re-evaluation of core roles would paralyze action and undermine the stability those roles require to function.
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