"Because she is my people's Goddess?" 

"But why does that fact cause you to believe the other thing."

"The other thi– that Her plans are good plans...?" 

"Yeah. Why is the fact that she - has your people as Hers, mean that her plans are good for you and stuff you want and care about and would want to participate in if you understood it, when it doesn't mean that for kittens or turkeys."

"...I am not sure I can productively answer that question. It...comes back to the matter of not being able to explain faith in words." 

That is very frustrating but she can't exactly argue it.

"Sorry." 

Sigh. "It's okay."

Lionwind shifts his weight, somewhat awkwardly. "Any other questions about the patient?"

"I don't think so."

A stiff nod. "I will see you tomorrow afternoon, then?"

"See you then." And off she goes about her business.

Ma'ar Mindtouches her that evening. 

:Want to come practice reading with Aala tonight or tomorrow night? ...Also how was your day?:

:Sure, I can do that. - mostly fine but had kind of a weird conversation with Lionwind:

:- Oh? Uh, I mean, you don't have to tell me, but - now I'm curious...: 

:I can't discuss what prompted it but we got to talking about religion? I'm not religious and he is:

:....Oh. Huh. I'm - not sure I've ever properly talked to someone who was really religious?: 

:They're around, apparently!:

:Huh: 

:...Did you have a fight about it?: 

:It wasn't a fight, it was just a really unsatisfying conversation:

:Mmm. - Does he actually know things about the gods and what they - do? I...just realized I'd never really thought about that. They don't seem to - have obvious goals that people know about, but that doesn't mean They don't do things...: 

:That's sort of what the conversation was about, I wanted to know why he expected the Star-Eyed to have a good plan that he'd approve of if he understood it when he in fact doesn't understand it, and he said because She's his people's goddess, and I said people are not always acting in the best interests of their farm animals, and he said oh yeah humans might as well just be animals to gods who are so big and see so much and I said okay but what about my actual question and he said it came down to faith and couldn't explain any farther than that:

:Wow! That sounds so frustrating!: 

:It was so frustrating! Aaagh!:

:Also, it just - gah! It seems really important to understand! If the gods are so big and powerful and They - invest in a particular group of people and do things for them - then shouldn't that be, I don't know, politically relevant? Why doesn't anyone talk about that! ...All right, I didn't even think of it until now and I feel stupid, but. Still: