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Help / Re: Events window "arrows" dissapeared

« on: October 20, 2012, 04:15:10 PM »

Thanks :)

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Help / Re: Events window "arrows" dissapeared

« on: October 20, 2012, 04:13:44 PM »

they are part of a mod.

more specifically, the events gui plus mod

http://forum.returntoblockland.com/dlm/viewFile.php?id=209

Oh wow, lol. Guess I had it forever xD

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Help / Re: Events window "arrows" dissapeared

« on: October 20, 2012, 03:59:18 PM »

those are part of the mod you deleted.

They were always there.

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Off Topic / Other forums not getting as much traffic :(

« on: October 20, 2012, 03:54:47 PM »

So it sucks that when you submit a help topic it gets zero views.

/shamelessadvertforhelponmytopic

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Help / Events window "arrows" dissapeared

« on: October 20, 2012, 03:50:38 PM »

I had a client-sided mod that redid the event window GUI. I deleted it, but now the arrows that change the event's order of execution have disappeared! I tried restarting Bl but it didn't change anything :(

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 18, 2012, 05:22:58 PM »

I can sense fear from a lot of people, the same fear that always arises when you bring up an alternative to the status quo.

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 18, 2012, 05:35:17 AM »

No.  That's not a solution in any situation, because there will need to be authority figures that execute the law and make sure that these laws are being obeyed.

There will always need to be an absolute authority.  When the constitution claims that it is "The Supreme Law of the Land," there are still authorities that are required to execute it.

So by what you're saying is that organized anarchy is the solution?

Well naturally we'll have people carrying out the policies in the functional document. Anarchy has a condescending connotation, you seem to be reacting quickly to my musings. Please approach the Socratic method a little more civilly, unless I'm mistaken.

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 18, 2012, 12:48:57 AM »

I personally think that technocracy is an excellent idea, but instead of having meritable individuals in positions of responsibility, we have a functional document.

SWAT One, I'm surprised you haven't commented on this. Do you think this is the solution to the problem you brought up?

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 18, 2012, 12:18:50 AM »

This is a problem.

By implementing what I suggested, a loophole would be closed.  If not implemented, subjectivity in a ruling party could leave the possibility open to force their beliefs onto a part or the entirety of a populous.

What I'm saying is that if an oligarchy is full of credentialed scientists, none of them would have that problem. Your implementation is inherent within the process of determining if an individual is meritable. Sure, you can put more emphasis on it if you're afraid people will ignore it, but it's there.

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 18, 2012, 12:14:05 AM »

It also doesn't conclude that any such entity is nonexistent, which is why those conditions need to be implemented.  If a ruling party tried to implement that a certain religion or theory was true, when there was equal or inconclusive evidence for and against it, then you wouldn't want that party to take over and implement a theocracy.

You would want- and yes, I sound pretty Socialist when I say this, a regulation that allows the government to neither confirm nor deny any belief, for the sake of being nonpartisan.

You seem to have skipped the part where I implied a scientist is only meritable if they don't make absolute conclusions. Nothing we know on this earth is undeniable. I don't really know if I'm in a dream. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence to support that I'm not, but still some doubt. You can only make conclusions based on the information you have at the time, and only a meritable scientist will never say anything with absolute certainty, and we will always seek to improve our understanding. Seriously, this is a non-issue.

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 18, 2012, 12:03:37 AM »

No.  The opposite of that.

The conditions needed for a successful and non-controversial government system excluding Theocracy include, but are not limited to:

• Religion must be neither affirmed nor denied by the governing body, but it shall be acknowledged by the government as a right entitled to every citizen to believe to themselves or exercise in daily life, so long as the rights or well-being of other citizens are not sacrificed.
• Likewise, any scientific theories involving the origin of life and the universe must be neither affirmed nor denied by the governing body, but they shall be acknowledged by the government as a right entitled to every citizen to believe to themselves or exercise in daily life, so long as the rights or well-being of other citizens are not sacrificed.

Also a reason why I think evolution should not be taught in public schools.

Haha, this is a non-issue. The scientific method calls for doubt. Nothing is set in stone. Only idiotic scientific advocates use the large amount of evidence we have to say it's undeniable. If you follow the scientific method truly you are agnostic and inherently accept all religions while still maintaining proof. It's up to each religion to edit their doctrine based on the new information we find out, but that doesn't mean God, or something else, can still exist.

I do believe sir, that I obliterated your argument ;)

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 17, 2012, 11:52:19 PM »

It's a movie! Havent you seen it? It's hilarious, basically a satirical movie about how dumb we are all getting, so dumb that everyone in the future is practically braindead :P I'd suggest watching it

It's a funny movie, I liked it xD

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 17, 2012, 11:48:19 PM »

Not necessarily.  In order for it to work, all inconclusive theories involving the Origin of Life must be excluded.

For instance, if the theory of evolution was officiated by the government, then all religious groups would be furious.
And yes, of course religion would have to be separated, the opposite would have to be true to allow atheists/agnostics, etc., to live comfortably within this system.

What I'm trying to say is that any inconclusive origin theories cannot be stated as fact and serve as a code of how the government is structured because it would exclude a certain group.  Denying all inconclusive theories would help to avoid this problem.

Excellent point, well then, we'll have to include theocracy in the system. I'm sure there will be a big faith-based opposition to it at first, but if all is successful, it will die down fast.

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Off Topic / Re: Technocracy

« on: October 17, 2012, 11:34:04 PM »

So essentially an Oligarchy that centers around a specific group?

Well, religion debates would go apestuff in this system, but otherwise, not a bad idea.

Religion is excluded from our government anyways, with the exceptions of candidate platforms to get votes. Religion would still be up to the religious institutions like the Vatican.

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Off Topic / Technocracy

« on: October 17, 2012, 11:30:34 PM »

I'm wondering what you guys think of this form of government compared to other forms that exist or are theorized today. I personally think that technocracy is an excellent idea, but instead of having meritable individuals in positions of responsibility, we have a functional document.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy

"Technocracy is a form of government in which experts in technology would be in control of all decision making. Scientists, engineers, and technologists who have knowledge, expertise, or skills, would compose the governing body, instead of politicians, businessmen, and economists.[1] In a technocracy, decision makers would be selected based upon how knowledgeable and skillful they are in their field."