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    I said I would work a post on morality,the rules people follow, so here it is. And it's gonna be long.


    Moral codes are a funny thing, they guide us, but they also hold us back. To examine them we need to identify them.
    Part of this is based on a Carl Sagan book that affected me greatly
    So here's what I've got...


    The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Almost nobody follows it. Turn the other cheek. When the Chinese Philosopher Kung-Tsi (Known as Confucius in the west ) Was asked about it the fifth century BC, his opinion of the Golden Rule (By then already well known), of repaying evil with kindness, he replied “Then with what will you repay kindness?” With a heartless adversary that other Cheek is gonna get slapped as well. So this one is no good.


    Then there's the Silver Rule: Do NOT do unto others what you would not have them do unto you. This can be found a generation before Jesus, in the writings of Rabbi Hillel. The most inspiring Twentieth Century example of this rule are Mohandas Ghandi and Martin Luther King jr. They counseled people to not repay violence with violence, but not to be complaint or obedient, either. Nonviolent civil disobedience is what they advocated. They aimed at melting the hearts of their adversary,putting your body on the line for change. Showing the justice of your cause. This one isn't bad, but it WILL get your ass kicked. But, as we've seen, it might just change things.

    “Repay Kindness with Kindness” said Confucius “But Evil with Justice” This is the Brass Rule, Do unto others as they do unto you... Until. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Sometimes formulated as "One good turn deserves another." If the enemy inclines towards peace, do thou also? Reward them when they're nice to us and punish them when they're not. We're not pushovers, but we're not unforgiving either, it sounds promising. This is the rule I follow. Brass.

    Of baser coinage is the Iron Rule: Do unto others as you like, before they do it unto you. It is sometimes formulated as “He who has the gold makes the rules.” It is the secret maxim of many, and often the unspoken precept of the powerful.

    Plus, there are a couple others I should mention, they explain a lot...


    One is what I call the Tin Rule for it's flexibility: Suck up to those above you, and abuse those below you. It's really the Golden Rule for Superiors, and the Iron Rule for inferiors. It's also the norm for most primates in the wild.

    The other one is Give precedence in all things to close relatives, and do as you like to others. This is called “Kin Selection.” I don't have a name for this one.


    Now,I follow the Brass Rule, but there is a fatal flaw in it, unending vendetta. Anybody kicks this off and it's back to war. Even if everybody wants to end it all it takes is one fucking idiot to do something stupid and kick it back off.

    Anyway, I promised you guys a post on the nature of Morality, so here.
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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    You forgot, “You do not talk about Fight Club”.
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    Yeah, DO NOT talk about Fight Club!
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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    A) Guns have only two enemies: rust and politicians.

    B) It’s always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

    C) Cops carry guns to protect themselves, not you.

    D) Never let someone or something that threatens you get inside arms length.

    E) Never say “I’ve got a gun.” If you need to use deadly force, the first sound they hear should be the safety clicking off.

    F) The average response time of a 911 call is 23 minutes, the response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second.

    G) The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win – cheat if necessary.

    H) Make your attacker advance through a wall of bullets…You may get killed with your own gun, but he’ll have to beat you to death with it, cause it’ll be empty.

    I) If you’re in a gun fight:
    If you’re not shooting, you should be loading.
    If you’re not loading, you should be moving.
    If you’re not shooting, moving or loading, you’re probably dead.

    J) In a life and death situation, do something…It may be wrong, but do something!

    K) If you carry a gun, people call you paranoid. Nonsense! If you have a gun, what do you have to be paranoid about?

    L) You can say ‘stop’ or ‘alto’ or any other word, but a large bore muzzle pointed at someone’s head is pretty much a universal language.

    M) You cannot save the planet, but you may be able to save yourself and your family.

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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    Hey guys, i promised this. Dont harsh on me for keeping my promise!
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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    You don't mean the member golden rule?
    Cause I love GR!


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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz View Post
    You don't mean the member golden rule?
    Cause I love GR!
    Do you mean the "Whoever has the Gold, Rules." Golden Rule?

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    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz View Post
    You don't mean the member golden rule?
    Cause I love GR!
    No, i do not. I mean the actual rule. Not a person. C'mon you are all giving me a hard time over a promise kept. YOU MONSTERS!
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    How will you ever solve the Riddle of Steel if you let yourself get flustered over this thread?
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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    Why is a mouse when it spins?

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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    The Riddle of Steel is easy. FLESH.
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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    Thulsa Doom thought the same. Let’s recap on how that ended for him, shall we?

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    Default Re: The Rules of the Game

    Thulsa Doom is a KULL villain. Not Conan. I read the fuck outta Robert E Howard.

    Ever read Carrie Cashin? Pulp Hero. You might get a laugh out of it. If they were ever to make a movie out of it it would have to be like Vivid Video or Wicked Pictures, Brazzers or something. She can't keep her clothes on and keeps falling into bed with the bad guy. Hugh Hefner used to keep these giant posters of the covers in the Playboy Mansion. This is shit that if your wife found you reading, you'd get a rolling pin upside your head. Very salacious.

    Carrie was a Private Detective who, because she's a Woman, hires this Handsome (But drunk all the time guy) actor to play the head of the agency (but it's really her), and she goes on all these weird adventures, it's a scream. The old TV show Remington Steel borrowed a lot from that series.


    BTW: That scene is shit. It's TERRIBLE. I'm a storyteller, too! And that is NOT a good scene.
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    Still looks like Thulsa lost his head to me.
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    Still a nonsensical scene.
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    https://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sh...our-name/page2

    Here is my promise, i fulfilled it. Scroll down to my post.
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