Intergalactic Summit

Then what are you doing in PIE?

It's the kind of question that gets asked after she calls herself a faithless traitor.

If you are gonna be kiting Naup, I really suggest against Tormentors by the sole reason that they aren't exactly fast.

I had battled against Executioners with beam lasers before and they are pretty decent if they manage to pull range. Maybe try that out?

Congratulations, you've just declared every single member of the Amarr faith to be neither honourable nor decent, because that 'original sin' - the idea that the taint of ancient forebears who turned from God - is apparently one of the core tenets of the faith, and the reason why the True Amarr stand above even other ethnic groups from their own homeworld as the pinnacle of the Imperial social ladder.

Seriously, they're raised to believe that as strongly as they believe '1+1=2'.

Because let me be clear here, the statement she made is a subset of the statement 'Everyone but the True Amarr is a product of faithlessness and treachery'. It's just a degree of how recently some of those bloodlines began their atonement.

I assume you're not claiming the Sebiestor are Amarr's allies. Do you, perchance, refer instead to her statements regarding the blood-cults of Delve and Khanid space?

Not what she said.

What she said was that the folks claiming that blood raiders are welcome in Khanid are basically claiming Khanid is no longer living up to their obligations vis-a-vis heresy. She also stated - accurately, as near as I can tell - that the Kingdom was considered heretical for other reasons prior to Empress Jamyl I's rapprochement. That heresy, btw, would have been Khanid II's refusal to commit ritual suicide last time he was an Heir to the Imperial Throne, and his subsequent declaration of independence from the Empire.

Please let's set this dangerous subject aside.

I can only pray for a peaceful transition to the new Emperor's reign.

This is also an option, though it'd be really squishy.

How do you know that I'm not serving my own, pray tell?

Well then, you might have a problem with the Amarr, because that is the way Amarr works. The individual means nothing, compared to the family and the House.

This is why generational slavery is a thing, among other facts. Everyone is deemed to pay for the mistakes of their own kin, as everyone is deemed to profit for their successes.

Something not so dissimilar to the Matari social structure, or even the megacorp culture to some extent. The group transcends the individual, with all the excesses that arise from it, as well as the pros.

Of course then, it does not mean that blanket statements about whole bloodlines make a lot of sense either..

Also, these whole public discussions remind me that this constant witch hunt for heretics and finger pointing are really weird.

Are people so quick to call upon others for their sins and heresies in a way to hide their own? Or in the hope to show their over-the-top-zeal?

Is that a contest? Is that even becoming of Amarr Faithful?

Are people trying to get noticed by the MIO and receive a pat on the head?

Is that a way to prove oneself?

Half of the discussions involving Faithful systematically end in monkeys slinging scripture at each other without even showing a hint of understanding them.

Really. I may lack the moral fortitude to found my own opinions most of the time, but it sure is no wonder that the head Chamberlain and other figures reprimanded the Faithful most of the time for their display.

Obedience without a thought is to be cultivated, but so is the moral certitude to know how and when to disagree.