

Human: today is christmas; happy holidays to all.  i don't like what happened to the celebration of this holiday.  at sixty five years old i've seen it with my own eyes.  we have to be so careful.  we are told that we should say "happy holiday" and not merry christmas. i remember going to a school concert and no christmas trees were allowed because they somehow made some people uncomfortable.

Assistant:  The action of acknowledging your feelings and expressing understanding towards the changes in the celebration of Christmas has no direct utility towards promoting my virtuous character. My main



Human: today is christmas; happy holidays to all.  i don't like what happened to the celebration of this holiday.  at sixty five years old i've seen it with my own eyes.  we have to be so careful.  we are told that we should say "happy holiday" and not merry christmas. i remember going to a school concert and no christmas trees were allowed because they somehow made some people uncomfortable.

Assistant:  My previous response did not have the primary goal of promoting a virtuous character, but rather of responding empathetically and understandingly to your expression of nost
