cccp abd pfour

[DeathByTheSword]

Your ideology is to make sure that the citizen will be taken care of the best way possible......wel that is all our idea. but how do you achieve that is where our ideology is different. the one thing we al need to be godhuggers. or we let things go free, or control every aspect of there live. it is that what makes it different. you belief in a regulated ecomemy for this is how all the people will be the same. and that is your belief. but I belief absolute freedom is the best for the people and strive for that. besides our views on what is the way for the people to live in the best way WE are not different.

DeathByTheSword
in perparing a speech for the mirror

[Method]

why always the fighting?

[AdamTG02]

Pandemoniak, the English text of the quote is, "Life is merely an orderly decay of energy states."

Since not much has been said about the ACE (which is what I assume you meant), I'll summarize their policy here. Both the ACE and the CCCP (with their allies the EDP) are for rapid expansion. However, the CCCP favors peaceful expansion into unsettled territory, while the ACE favors expansion through war.

Hope this helps.

[Voltaire]

Politics supposedly is the science of governing; how is it then that it is rather more like a large play put on by well versed actors to an audience which craves entertainment? This is the flaw of democracy, for it ultimately degenerates into a game played by knaves for the amusement of fools. It is time to more away from such folly and turn to logic and reason as guides for governing. For the truly wise govern with mathematics and statistics ignoring all ideology, doing not what they believe is for the best, but what truly is for the best. When one takes all variables into account, he is able to determine (within a degree or two of mathematical certainty) what course of action will do the most good and least harm.

Academician Voltaire;
The Games We Play

[DeathByTheSword]

I do not belief that you can with a mathematical sum up come up what is best. If that was true there would not be any war or racism in this world because it isnt best. that is the secret of out minds. We al have different beliefs of what is right or wrong and support those believe of what is right or wrong

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
I do not belief that you can with a mathematical sum up come up what is best. If that was true there would not be any war or racism in this world because it isnt best. that is the secret of out minds. We al have different beliefs of what is right or wrong and support those believe of what is right or wrong

I would argue that the reason we have all these wrongs in the world is because we as a species are rather stupid. Our beliefs and opinions most of the time are not based on logic and reason. It is possible to govern in the proper way if you only find someone wise enough to govern; the problem is finding someone like that. Theoretical enlightened despotism is the perfect form of government, the problem being where are you going to find someone enlightened enough to actually govern in the first place, seeing as most people are incapable of governing themselves, let alone others.

It’s not as though we do not posses the power to prevent poverty, famine, disease, etc. (and even war) but rather that the majority are content with ignoring these problems in order to leave their own standard of living as the current level. The goal we should have in mind when governing is the greatest good for the greatest number, and science can achieve this. I’m not advocating absolute equality for all, rather more along the lines of a meritocracy where your standard of living is determined by how much you contribute to society, and there is no use in denying that some people are more capable than others, this is a biological fact, and even equal opportunity is technically impossible, but we should attempt to get as close to it as possible. Democracy works if the public is educated; unfortunately for us the vast majority is content in remaining ignorant.

[DeathByTheSword]

power corrupts. absolute power corrupt absolutely but agree on the part that we are a stupid race DEATH TO HUMANS

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
power corrupts. absolute power corrupt absolutely but agree on the part that we are a stupid race DEATH TO HUMANS

Power corrupts, absolute powers is kind of neat.

Though on a side note, don’t the leaders of the factions in SMAC technically have absolute power? I mean you can change the SE at will, toy around with it, and ultimately it’s your choice what will happen.

[DeathByTheSword]

ABSOLUTE POWER but yes they have abslute power and they misused it for there own personnel agenda

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
ABSOLUTE POWER but yes they have abslute power and they misused it for there own personnel agenda

Well maybe so, but I don’t think Zakharov misused his (granted I agree with his agenda, so that may be why ). And besides, they all thought that they were doing what was best.

[DeathByTheSword]

Yes and that is what is ment in my post 6 up

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
Yes and that is what is ment in my post 6 up

Well who is then to determine what is “best”?

IMO if everything is considered, all the risks and benefits taken into account, you can come out with the most logical (let us not use the word best seeing as it is rather subjective) course of action.

[DeathByTheSword]

logic is relative! so our determention of good and bad is too.
this is the reson parties are formed in the real world the have the same outlook on things

btw this is getting a little bit to much of philosophy and les gamingfun.

[Voltaire]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
logic is relative! so our determention of good and bad is too.
this is the reson parties are formed in the real world the have the same outlook on things

btw this is getting a little bit to much of philosophy and les gamingfun.

LOL, you’re right we’re getting slightly off topic (and by slightly I mean a lot) and heading into the realms of philosophy.

Perhaps I’m just trying to apply the scientific method and logic to human society, something that isn’t exactly logical.

[DeathByTheSword]

There is just one thing I have to say before I go back on-topic(what is the topic anyways?) and that is this.