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<blockquote data-quote="Vaxalon" data-source="post: 160753" data-attributes="member: 789">&quot;An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.&quot;Have you ever read &quot;Farslayer's Tale&quot; by Fred Saberhagen?&nbsp; It's about a magic sword.&nbsp; Its story is well known.&nbsp; The bearer spins in a circle, says a simple rhyme, names someone, and lets the sword fly.&nbsp; It teleports to the named person's location and pierces him through the heart.&nbsp; It's an unstoppable assassination machine, but it leaves the sword in the hands of your enemies.A noble house in a feud got hold of it.&nbsp; Did they do the rational thing and say, &quot;If we use this, we will kill off everyone in both houses.&quot;?&nbsp; No, they started using it.&nbsp; And using it.&nbsp; And using it.Soon, all that were left of both sides were children who couldn't remember the names of anyone left on the other side, but who still thirsted for vengeance.Human nature being what it is, this law would result in a very quiet, peaceful town.The peace of the grave.&quot;An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.&quot;&nbsp; -Mahatma GhandiThe basic problem is that people aren't rational.&nbsp; Given an option for violence and vengeance, they'll TAKE that option, every time.&nbsp; Sad but true.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vaxalon, post: 160753, member: 789"] "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." Have you ever read "Farslayer's Tale" by Fred Saberhagen? It's about a magic sword. Its story is well known. The bearer spins in a circle, says a simple rhyme, names someone, and lets the sword fly. It teleports to the named person's location and pierces him through the heart. It's an unstoppable assassination machine, but it leaves the sword in the hands of your enemies. A noble house in a feud got hold of it. Did they do the rational thing and say, "If we use this, we will kill off everyone in both houses."? No, they started using it. And using it. And using it. Soon, all that were left of both sides were children who couldn't remember the names of anyone left on the other side, but who still thirsted for vengeance. Human nature being what it is, this law [i]would[/i] result in a very quiet, peaceful town. The peace of the grave. "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." -Mahatma Ghandi The basic problem is that people aren't rational. Given an option for violence and vengeance, they'll TAKE that option, every time. Sad but true. [/QUOTE]

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