Gideon can think of some possibilities, the differences between them, but they're neither here nor there for the moment. He's a philosopher, not a psychotherapist--his opinion here would be grounded in opinion and a great fondness for Amos, one he knows is not unbiased. So he lets the subject go, the quiet settling between them again.

After a few minutes, though, after getting a second bulbful of coffee (and one more packet of whitener), he asks, "What would it look like if you 'gave a shit' when I lied?"