“But of course the claims are separate, and shouldn’t influence each other.”
No, they are not separate, and they should influence each other.
Suppose your terminal value is squaring the circle using Euclidean geometry. When you find out that this is impossible, you should stop trying. You should go and do something else. You should even stop wanting to square the circle with Euclidean geometry.
What is possible, directly influences what you ought to do, and what you ought to desire.
“But of course the claims are separate, and shouldn’t influence each other.”
No, they are not separate, and they should influence each other.
Suppose your terminal value is squaring the circle using Euclidean geometry. When you find out that this is impossible, you should stop trying. You should go and do something else. You should even stop wanting to square the circle with Euclidean geometry.
What is possible, directly influences what you ought to do, and what you ought to desire.