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Well, violence is force at a high speed. Force is mass x acceleration. So no, consenting sex isn't violent if you don't have any mass to move or if you don't move it very quickly. ;)

Perhaps if instead of destruction and creation, the Helm merely reverses polarity? Although in this case I would think that True Neutral folks should be immune.

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What would you do with a person who was penitent and contrite for his actions after being Helmed? Rather, would contrition change the fundamental nature of their soul such that were the curse to be removed by a Wish, would the repentance have made a difference on the original alignment of the...

Any change of example (Helming, spanking, life-saving) was an attempt to suggest to you that force was not of itself Evil. Not even the teensyist bit in the case of saving the life of a child. However, you'll have it that pulling someone out of the way of a car is partly an Evil act. Very well...

I was showing how substituting violence for force, something I did only twice and in response to the same substitution, did not muddy my point by showing how violence is a marriage of force with speed; force is a necessary component of violence. I have, however, edited the two times I used...

Violence: 1. swift and intense force: the violence of a storm. 2. rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment Force + Speed = Violence. Throwing yourself at someone to stop them doing something is both forceful and violent. Grabbing and pulling someone out of the way is a violent act.

I agree. Often the threat of violence force works in its stead. And I suggest that the use of force in and of itself is not an Evil act. It is not evil to tackle a rapist off a victim. This is a blatant use of physical violence force against the rapist. Would you suggest that standing there...

Oh, sure. I just wanted to stay away from, "It's natural to be Evil, so because it's natural you can't do anything to him." The Helm would be along the same lines as execution, with the same sober and thoughtful judgment. There is no school of thought which claims that the use of force is not...

Give him two options: He crafts his item to only work for him. Every NPC crafter proceeds to craft restricted items; when fighting orcs, they'll have Chaotic Evil Orc usable weapons; when fighting dwarves, they'll have Lawful Good Dwarf usable armor; when fighting Amazons, they'll have female...

What I want to know is how he's ensuring 8 hours of rest; my bloody DM keeps throwing stuff at us during the second watch. Lucky!

Being evil is natural. Being a dog is natural. Simply because something is natural does not mean that it does not represent a real threat. Would you allow your 3-year-old to run around with your dog that has a history of attacking humans? Likely not; you would probably have your dog put down...

Can Lawful people not put themselves above the Law? Also: Together we can end this destructive conflict... bring order to the galaxy... rule the galaxy as father and son! Sounds lawful to me. *shrug*

This discussion began as a talk about the alignment of Harry Potter characters. Cameron suggests that Voldemort is CE because he kills people who displease him. I point out that Darth Vader, someone I thought clearly to be Lawful Evil, kills people who displease him all the time. To my suprise...

I don't recall this. Where does he say it?

My apologies if I misconstrued your example of the perception of flogging in modern America of having an effect upon the morality of such a punishment. Relativists often argue perception and environment when speaking about morality, after all. Except: Only a wish or a miracle can restore...

Oct 27 is marked down on the 'ol calendar. So who's running what?

What do you think a forced alignment shift would do to a person's soul? How would you run it? Say, for example, that a powerful cleric of Bane were Helmed and now he is earnest in his atonement for his past Evil deeds. Can he truly redeem himself? The Helm creates a compulsion that can be...

Societies are made Not Good because the use or threat of force is Evil? Or because the use or threat of force can never be Good? Well, sure. If you venture an opinion one is usually asked why. But your answer seems to be couched in unsurety and relativism. Other than that you would want...

Good to hear; keep it up, Doc!