Killing babies

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 12-27-2006, 12:46

"Kill one man, it's a tragety. Kill a million, it's a statistic."
-Joseph Stalin

(BTW, what's the name of the law about the internet where every conversation if lasting long enough eventually gets to Hitler/Nazis?)

**Kralizec** · 12-27-2006, 13:26

Godwins law, I think.

**geala** · 12-27-2006, 13:48

Originally Posted by Kralizec

Godwins law, I think.

Hähä, good old Mike Godwin. His law is the argument for the divine ability of mankind for differentiated discussions.

To be honest, Nazism was such a stroke to civilisation and humanity that it comes to mind very quickly. I suffer from Godwins law myself sometimes.

**Zaknafien** · 12-27-2006, 23:23

Indeed, and who are we to say the killing of children is morally wrong? Our opinions have been skewed by hundreds of years of Judeo/Christian/Muslim morality.

**blacksnail** · 12-27-2006, 23:54

It is morally wrong within the very framework you mention, because that is the framework of the societies with the biggest sticks.

**Kralizec** · 12-28-2006, 00:23

Originally Posted by Zaknafien

Indeed, and who are we to say the killing of children is morally wrong?

The people that live today.

Of course people thought differently back then. Just because the Phoenicians did stuff that I consider abhorant doesn't make them less interesting to me, the opposite in fact. Historical characters and nations should be viewed from an amoral perspective, or from their own.

**MiniMe** · 12-29-2006, 08:48

And now, something interesting about Getai =)

http://www.idcdeal.com/productdetail.asp?productid=1065

I’ve seen this film yesterday, it is rumored to be historically accurate and based on real events.
Getai king is sacrificing his son to gain victory over invaders. Some weird stuff about his son is to act as a messenger to their deity, blablabla

Somebody, please, find me a EB_faction, who wasn’t sacrificing their relatives! =)

**Tellos Athenaios** · 12-29-2006, 16:24

Originally Posted by MiniMe

Somebody, please, find me a EB_faction, who wasn’t sacrificing their relatives! =)

Uhm, do you consider sending people into war being a 'sacrifice' as well?

**MarcusAureliusAntoninus** · 12-29-2006, 22:24

Originally Posted by MiniMe

Somebody, please, find me a EB_faction, who wasn’t sacrificing their relatives! =)

What about Parthia, did they kill family? Persian culture seem morally "ahead" of the others, especially those who where Zoroastrian.

**Fondor_Yards** · 01-04-2007, 05:25

Originally Posted by MiniMe

And now, something interesting about Getai =)

http://www.idcdeal.com/productdetail.asp?productid=1065

I’ve seen this film yesterday, it is rumored to be historically accurate and based on real events.
Getai king is sacrificing his son to gain victory over invaders. Some weird stuff about his son is to act as a messenger to their deity, blablabla

Somebody, please, find me a EB_faction, who wasn’t sacrificing their relatives! =)

Yea one of the getai traits has to deal with the person being offered to the gods as a messenger/sacrifice and being rejected. Here's the text and stuff about it.

Returned By Zalmoxis

This man was offered in his youth the honor of delivering his people's message to Zalmoxis, but the god rejected him and his impalement failed. Even though his family's position prevented his definitive banishment from society, he is the last man to be trusted in his community.

-6 Influence, -3 to the morale of all troops on the battlefield *ouch that hurts*