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Offline Snail

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Mandho is a Mary Sue! :o


DON'T KILL ME I WAS ONLY JOKING AAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

Offline Woolie Wool

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Hardly. Don't confuse the statements of one man on one topic with some sort of general philosophy either of the (strongly pro-science) UEF or the campaign itself.

The fact that mysterious things happen does not mean they cannot be explained by science. The stars used to be sky gods before they were stars.
The way the quote was framed and the part of the story it featured in made it seem like (a) the guy being quoted was of great intellectual authority in the UEF and (b) the opinion he delivered was some sort of central revelation in the story. If what he said is not entirely accurate than I think that passage should have been presented in a different way.

Mandho's speech was about the need for spirituality and reason to coexist. Not sure what's anti-science about that?

It's the same view espoused by most scientists today. Science tackles empirically testable and falsifiable questions (how was the universe created, how did life arise and evolve, so on). The rest is left up to human imagination and spirituality, since it is not empirically grounded or testable (why are we here, what is the purpose of life, etcetera).

I think a lot of scientists would simply answer that question with "there is no why". It just happened. Any "meaning" we put in our lives is our own.

And that's exactly what Mandho would say too, I think. (It's certainly my opinion.) Spiritual exploration and development are a personal challenge, but necessary - we all have to live for something.

Does living because you have nothing better to do and it beats dying count as spiritual development :P
16:46   Quanto   ****, a mosquito somehow managed to bite the side of my palm
16:46   Quanto   it itches like hell
16:46   Woolie   !8ball does Quanto have malaria
16:46   BotenAnna   Woolie: The outlook is good.
16:47   Quanto   D:

"did they use anesthetic when they removed your sense of humor or did you have to weep and struggle like a tiny baby"
--General Battuta

 

Offline General Battuta

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Probably.

 

Offline starlord

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anything to answer regarding my "slightly off topic" question woolie?

 

Offline FelixJim

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Na, the FDSR's motto would be quite different if that was so.  I wish I knew what "peace through power" was in Latin.

"Pacis Per Vox"

Or so the online translator says :p
What you've written doesn't mean anything... "pacis vox" would be "voice of peace". Adding "per" just...no.
"pax per vim", or maybe "pax per vires" is what you're aiming for.

EDIT: The word "potestas" just occurred to me. "pax per potestatem". Alliteration!
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Offline Woolie Wool

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Very interesting. Also... dreadnaughts? What class?
In between destroyer and juggernaut.

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Also, woolie, what becomes of the 158th banshee MOD?

Still active. Sort of. :nervous:
16:46   Quanto   ****, a mosquito somehow managed to bite the side of my palm
16:46   Quanto   it itches like hell
16:46   Woolie   !8ball does Quanto have malaria
16:46   BotenAnna   Woolie: The outlook is good.
16:47   Quanto   D:

"did they use anesthetic when they removed your sense of humor or did you have to weep and struggle like a tiny baby"
--General Battuta

 

Offline Scotty

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Why not use the somewhat more recognizable "Si vis pacem, para bellum?"

 
Because it isn't as awesome as either "The Gods favor the Strong" or "Peace through Power".
17:37:02   Quanto: I want to have sexual intercourse with every space elf in existence
17:37:11   SpardaSon21: even the males?
17:37:22   Quanto: its not gay if its an elf

[21:51] <@Droid803> I now realize
[21:51] <@Droid803> this will be SLIIIIIGHTLY awkward
[21:51] <@Droid803> as this rich psychic girl will now be tsundere for a loli.
[21:51] <@Droid803> OH WELLL.

See what you're missing in #WoD and #Fsquest?

[07:57:32] <Caiaphas> inspired by HerraTohtori i built a supermaneuverable plane in ksp
[07:57:43] <Caiaphas> i just killed my pilots with a high-g maneuver
[07:58:19] <Caiaphas> apparently people can't take 20 gees for 5 continuous seconds
[08:00:11] <Caiaphas> the plane however performed admirably, and only crashed because it no longer had any guidance systems

 

Offline TrashMan

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PEACE TROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER!!!!!
Nobody dies as a virgin - the life ****s us all!

You're a wrongularity from which no right can escape!

 

Offline General Battuta

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peace trough!

 

Offline Snail

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The horses of peace drink from it!

 

Offline Woolie Wool

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Cry havoc, and loose the hogs of peace?
16:46   Quanto   ****, a mosquito somehow managed to bite the side of my palm
16:46   Quanto   it itches like hell
16:46   Woolie   !8ball does Quanto have malaria
16:46   BotenAnna   Woolie: The outlook is good.
16:47   Quanto   D:

"did they use anesthetic when they removed your sense of humor or did you have to weep and struggle like a tiny baby"
--General Battuta

 

Offline starlord

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any news regarding this?

 

Offline Colonol Dekker

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Seconded.
Campaigns I've added my distinctiveness to-
- Blue Planet: Battle Captains
-Battle of Neptune
-Between the Ashes 2
-Blue planet: Age of Aquarius
-FOTG?
-Inferno R1
-Ribos: The aftermath / -Retreat from Deneb
-Sol: A History
-TBP EACW teaser
-Earth Brakiri war
-TBP Fortune Hunters (I think?)
-TBP Relic
-Trancsend (Possibly?)
-Uncharted Territory
-Vassagos Dirge
-War Machine
(Others lost to the mists of time and no discernible audit trail)

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Offline starlord

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woolie? any reply?