Intergalactic Summit

You seem to have done some revision yourself.

The Amarrian fleet at Vak'Atioth was a miniscule part of the Imperial Navy. I doubt very much that the well-built but few in number Jovian vessels could have overwhelmed Amarrian defences.

I'd like in on that, High Priestess Claudia sounds awesome.

Your choice of words is interesting in the extreme. One usually does butcher animals.

I consider the ranking of depravity to go something like:

Jove (most vile) > Gallente > Minmatar Republic.

I haven't given as much consideration to the other factions, but the Jove are surely the worst of all. Apotheosis. Apart from "knowing the true path and failing to follow it," there is scarcely any greater sin.

Yes. Yes! I believe that's it!

Well, he does have a price on his head...

And he is before all a freelance capsuleer. He can therefore do whatever he wishes. As far as I remember the 24th Crusade does not even care if mere pirates enlist inside, the same way they do not care the slightest if one of their members buys unregulated slaves on the SCC market, or other means. This is not a world of baseliners.

If such things are so disgusting to PIE Inc, maybe they should reconsider their policies in the warzone and their loyalty to an organization that does not seem to care so much, as well as pilots that do not seem to care either ?

Mr. Nauplius, I get the feeling that I am being ignored, which is rude.

My apologies, Contessa.

As alluded to upthread, there are sinners and there are irredeemable sinners. No orthodox Amarrian, I think, denies that the latter category exists, but there is disagreement whether the Jove are in it. I think that they are.

Consider the two sins for which God destroyed the non-Amarr in Book II of the Scriptures:



Blasphemy and Heresy. These are the sins of the Jove; apotheosis, becoming a god — that is their goal for themselves, and their goal for us Empyreans. We will follow them down that road to our doom.

So we see that God implemented the death penalty (collectively!) for these sins of Blasphemy and Heresy. Now do we Amarrians have that same right to execute heretics? Yes. I've already given the Molok example, but here's more Scripture:



We Chosen are "retribution incarnate" and "angels of vengeance". And some day, the Jove will be struck down. Amen. Amarr Victor.

I always thought of our failure to enslave the Jove as a defining moment of God's will in the universe. It should seem obvious, so long after the fact, that we should not strive to exploit the weak by enslaving them, especially when they need our medical help. The Jove are a more unforgiving enemy to themselves than we ever would and are the ultimate lesson in why humans should not be trusted to completely self-regulate their behavior. Left completely to our own devices, we are ultimately self-destructive.

The Jove needed our help with their medical issue and might have been perfectly willing to listen to our ministry had we accomplished the miracle they were looking for. Instead, we took advantage of their weakness by trying to enslave them.

God's punishment indeed. He certainly expects better of his chosen people than opportunism.

In any case, if there are any Jovians left, not only are they probably unfit for labor of any kind, but even pragmatically it would be not worthwhile to collect. Never mind the difficulty in trying to teach them the Word considering their rather harsh repercussions for their hubris. I'd say, if we want to convert the Jovians, we will have to prove God is with us. I can see no better way to do that than to find a cure for their condition.

If we cured them when even their own advanced sciences and medicines failed, how could anyone question our faith again?