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It's not my job to disprove that your 'God' exists. It's your's to prove it does.
"Eímai ánthro̱pos. Eímai óla gia ména. Den ypárchoun Theoí ».
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You might say it's indoctrination of a sort. These kids were 6 at the time so take it as you will.
But if you read some of the Novels from John-117s point of veiw, he is glad he became a SPARTAN. It gave him the chance to do something that actually matters in the Universe (plus he didn't end up dying when The Covenant glassed Eridanus II) and I'd all of the SPARTAN-IIs had that mentality as well.
The moral delemmia from the kidnappers, trainers Halsey, Keyes, and whoever else knows *cough*ONI*cough* come down to how much they know and how they cope with it.
The Kidnappers. They knew jack all so their conciousness was clean. They had nothing to feel guilty about.
Halsey, she bares the full weight of this issue. It was her plan and she did it. She copped by become a surrogute mother figure to the SPARTAN-IIs. I suggest reading her diary, really good insite.
The Trainers. Teach them like you'd teach any other recruit. Don't under estimate them. Here's your pay. No Questions asked.
Keyes. He knew what they became and interacted with them on a regular basis (particularly John-117) and formed a friendship/mutual respect with him. We don't know how he was with the rest of the SPARTAN-IIs so we can't make a full evaluation on him.
Johnson. Him and the SPARTAN-IIs had family picnics ever other weekend. In other words, he knew bits and peices, maybe enough to finish the puzzle himself, but ultimately they were friends (John/Johnson) and he was their superior.
ONI, they're the ones who sanctioned the program, like they have any moral doubts/regrets. They couldn't care less about morals. They have a job to do and screw the minor details.
The SPARTAN-IIIs however are a different matter.
[Edited on 07.24.2011 12:16 AM PDT]