Intergalactic Summit

I'm beginning to think this entire argument was singularly caused by the fact that the Amarrian religion's writings are about as categorically organized as a high school jock's bookbag.

That kinda causes major issues, and I'm beginning to garner a fair bit of sympathy for the poor suckers who have to parse this crap for a living because the first Amarrians didn't start off on the right foot by using tab dividers.

Then listen to her. Because I clearly don't know what I am talking about.

I use "I" because I am a direct example by not being True Amarr. But apparently that word choice is wrong and selfish of me. I beg your forgiveness. Next time time I'll use the impersonal "someone", and "lesser race".

And do tell me what exactly I demanded?

My point is that there are people who are still called True even after betraying the Empire, blaspheming against God, and being struck from the Book of Records. Those people are allowed to compete in the Succession Trials for emperor, even. Meanwhile, a slave can go their entire life being a devout servant of God, from a faithful lineage of ten generations, and forever be lesser. It has nothing to do with patience.



No. I am just tired of seeing fallible humans claiming to be infallible because of who a long-dead ancestor of theirs was, while we see them commit crimes that would damn their soul. Sometimes there is justice, sometimes they get enslaved, but in most cases forgiveness comes easy for someone descended from Amarr Islanders.

The Majority of the Scriptures consist of volumes that are of only Slight Relevance to the Majority of People's daily Lives.

The Writings of Saint Pedanticus, Patron Saint of Health and Safety in the Workplace, are an Example. The Basic Principles are known by Many persons, who Work in an Environment in which the Principles of Saint Pedanticus apply. However, few people would Know All of Saint Pedanticus's Commentaries on each and every Principle that he Wrote, or the Particular Examples which he would Use to Illustrate his Principles. Example being the Commentary on the Use of Man-Portable Centrifugal-Flow Air Blowers in the Context of Vegetation Maintenance Operations in Civic Parks, wherein it is Described the Appropriate Signage to be used, the Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to be used by involved Persons, and the relevant Safe Working Distances to be Observed. Full Understanding of this Commentary would Require the Reader to be familiar with the Man-Portable Centrifugal-Flow Air Blowers in use, the Kind of Vegetation prevalent in Civic Parks, and the Nature of Personal Protective Equipment available, At the Time that Saint Pedanticus was Writing.

Subsequent Writers have Written additional Volumes Commentating on the Principles of Saint Pedanticus, as Applied to the Contexts of Their Times, and Questioning whether the Principles still hold True, or whether Mankind's Understanding of God's Universe has Changed such that the Principles of Saint Pedanticus are no longer Sufficient in themselves, and require Additional Principles. For Example, when Saint Pedanticus Commented that Ear Defenders are Required for operation of Power Tools, it relates to Chemical-Engine powered Devices, as Those were the Devices in Use at the Time of Saint Pedanticus's Writing. Subsequent Authors have Commented on the Requirement of Ear Protection, when more Modern equipment is Quieter or even Noiseless in Operation.



The Scriptures are Indexed, however, the Volume of Information is Vast. I have been Told, by Cardinal Graelyn, that when the Order of Tetrimon was required to Move One of their sets of The Scriptures dating to Before the Moral Reforms, it took Several Bestowers to move the Material.

Which was not Physical Books, but Data Storage Devices, of various Forms.



Hello. During the Time when I am not Occupied with Matters of State, or Important Parental Activities with my Daughter, I contemplate the Scriptures.

At an Average of around 12 Hours a Day of Contemplation, I expect to be able to have Properly Interpreted the Scriptures at Some point within the Next 400 Years.

Randomly inventing Scripture, too.

The main problem with arguing theology is there are no facts to prove it right. And by the same token, none to prove it wrong either. So the argument boils down to a matter of perspective and, ultimately, a lot of Ad Hominem and straw men.

You know, I was all sorts of weirded out by this, too, but then I realized that by claiming to have read the works of Saint 'Literally-a-made-up-word-implying-I-correct-you-on-every-little-nitpick', you're engaging in extremely subtle Amarr snark. Well played.

No, I'm saying that neither side will relent their position on the matter, not that it is impossible to discuss it. It just won't go anywhere.

P.S. I am a God. Worship me.

Kim is a horrible troll and a thread derailer of the first magnitude Pilot Toov. Best to simply block and ignore her.

So are we enslaving Pieter or not? I've been getting the cage ready since this thread started.