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peace. Maimonides in the Laws of Repentance writes, “And do the truth because it is truth,” as opposed to utilitarian considerations. What does he mean? If he means that there is an obligation to worship God and therefore one must do so, then he cannot derive it from a factual assumption that this is the truth. Rightness or wrongness are concepts that can only be applied to indicative sentences, and not to normative statements such as the laws of the Torah. Therefore, if his intention is that this is what is right to do, then it again goes back to utilitarian considerations. At most, one can say that it is right to do what is obligatory.