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Maniac: The first bit is a spelling mistake. The start of paragraph 5 needs to be changed, as I changed what it related to 
The "it" in "While it seems to state" regards to the OED definition earlier, and the proof of emotion opposed to reason is also that OED quote, given in paragraph 2, that: "[emotion is] an instinctive feeling as opposed to reason". I will change the wording to see if I can get it to make more sense.
I love the idea about the splinter group. Indeed, Cedayon should be joining us soon, although mostly idling and making the occasional point, and he has said he wishes to forgo the Cybernetic implants. This he could also join the splinter group.
As for the actual article, I like it, but a few things I am unsure about. Is this group illogical? If so, why are they in the CyCon? also, your statement
seemed to miss the point. I said that if there were logical emotions, they would give the same answer, but argued in the next paragraph that logical emotions could not exist, as logic and reason are so closely linked, and reason is opposed to emotion (both from OED definitions).
Personally, I would have bought it more if it was an experiment (we like doing those for research, maybe secret) into whether emotions could make things more efficient, like the "knee-jerk" reaction of emotions, that involved having those cyborgs with their left brain algorithms put back into the Consciousness. thus you would still be connected, but able to experience some emotions (maybe keeping it to ones that can be argued logically).
I think the story is good, but I would change a couple of things, such as to make it an experiment that went to far, rather than a group that got together and did it themselves, because that would require individuality before they got slightly seperated, and would also require illogical emotions to break free. Plus, the experiment puts less of a negatve against our faction. Your story is almost saying that we cannot handle our own, even with out superior intelligence. As it is, it does not seem like the CyCon to me. RP is great, but surely muist be based on our faction, and what Aki Zeta-5 said is one o the very few things the game has already decided for our faction. To go against that leaves us with a faction that can't quite call itselve the Cybernetic Consciousness, as we don't conform to the CyCon rules. I will publish it as it if you really wish, but I would like a few opinions from others too. If many people see us as emotional at times, even against our ethos, I will go with it, but I have to say when reading it, I don't find it that believable.
I mean no offence at all by any of this, I am not arguing against you so much, as the idea of emotions. I see us all as individual to some extent, as I feel that can be more efficient. Like FM, it could be like us all working independently for the common good. Especially since we are all different people, as we are showing, but I think to be CyCon, logic and rationality are the overriding features. Thus I feel uncomfortable with having emotions.
What do others think?
Also, on a seperate matter, I saw Herc's little discussion about God (Googlie) and his little Lord's Prayer adapted line, and have written this prayer (logical since a prayer to a God we know exists
) which I would like to put into 3D:
Our CMN, who art in all forums,
hallowed by thy name.
Should our Faction win,
thy will be done,
on Chiron as it failed on Earth.
Give us this day, our daily data.
And forgive us our experiments,
as we forgive those who experiment upon us.
And lead us not into the fungus,
but deliver us from the Hive.
For thine is the map, the power and and the glory.
For ever and ever.
Amen.
Prime Function's "Prayer to Googlie"
The "it" in "While it seems to state" regards to the OED definition earlier, and the proof of emotion opposed to reason is also that OED quote, given in paragraph 2, that: "[emotion is] an instinctive feeling as opposed to reason". I will change the wording to see if I can get it to make more sense.
I love the idea about the splinter group. Indeed, Cedayon should be joining us soon, although mostly idling and making the occasional point, and he has said he wishes to forgo the Cybernetic implants. This he could also join the splinter group.
As for the actual article, I like it, but a few things I am unsure about. Is this group illogical? If so, why are they in the CyCon? also, your statement
To the notion put forward by our Prime Function in his "Meditations on Logic" that, if logical emotions would exist, there would be no difference in outcome between using emotion or logic as guide, thus making emotions pointless no matter what, a captured and interrogated Unimatrix 001 member replied: "If the outcome is the same, why suppress emotions? If the old system of emotions works well, why replace it with a system giving the same results? That's simply inefficient!"
Personally, I would have bought it more if it was an experiment (we like doing those for research, maybe secret) into whether emotions could make things more efficient, like the "knee-jerk" reaction of emotions, that involved having those cyborgs with their left brain algorithms put back into the Consciousness. thus you would still be connected, but able to experience some emotions (maybe keeping it to ones that can be argued logically).
I think the story is good, but I would change a couple of things, such as to make it an experiment that went to far, rather than a group that got together and did it themselves, because that would require individuality before they got slightly seperated, and would also require illogical emotions to break free. Plus, the experiment puts less of a negatve against our faction. Your story is almost saying that we cannot handle our own, even with out superior intelligence. As it is, it does not seem like the CyCon to me. RP is great, but surely muist be based on our faction, and what Aki Zeta-5 said is one o the very few things the game has already decided for our faction. To go against that leaves us with a faction that can't quite call itselve the Cybernetic Consciousness, as we don't conform to the CyCon rules. I will publish it as it if you really wish, but I would like a few opinions from others too. If many people see us as emotional at times, even against our ethos, I will go with it, but I have to say when reading it, I don't find it that believable.
I mean no offence at all by any of this, I am not arguing against you so much, as the idea of emotions. I see us all as individual to some extent, as I feel that can be more efficient. Like FM, it could be like us all working independently for the common good. Especially since we are all different people, as we are showing, but I think to be CyCon, logic and rationality are the overriding features. Thus I feel uncomfortable with having emotions.
What do others think?
Also, on a seperate matter, I saw Herc's little discussion about God (Googlie) and his little Lord's Prayer adapted line, and have written this prayer (logical since a prayer to a God we know exists
) which I would like to put into 3D:Our CMN, who art in all forums,
hallowed by thy name.
Should our Faction win,
thy will be done,
on Chiron as it failed on Earth.
Give us this day, our daily data.
And forgive us our experiments,
as we forgive those who experiment upon us.
And lead us not into the fungus,
but deliver us from the Hive.
For thine is the map, the power and and the glory.
For ever and ever.
Amen.
Prime Function's "Prayer to Googlie"
I like it 
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