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<blockquote data-quote="Vaxalon" data-source="post: 1163870" data-attributes="member: 789">I use &quot;lawful&quot; and &quot;chaotic&quot; in the sense of societies to reflect the society's tendency to view things in terms of tradition and precedent vs. expediency and circumstance.A chaotic society doesn't do things because it's the way they've always done them.&nbsp; They try new things, take risks, have big successes and big failures.&nbsp; They take each day as it comes, and when they make long term plans, they readily modify them if circumstances change.In contrast, lawful societies rarely take risks, and endeavor to maintain consistency and tradition.&nbsp; They only make changes after careful deliberation, and then only when they must.&nbsp; They make long-term plans, and tend to stick to them unless they appear to be going very wrong.For example: Holidays.&nbsp; Chaotic societies will reschedule a holiday if it turns out to be at an inconvenient time.&nbsp; Holidays are not for remembrance of past events, but for celebration.&nbsp; Old holidays can be forgotten when their meaning becomes muddy, and new ones declared on the drop of a hat.Lawful societies are big on ANNUAL holidays, and the date is as important as the meaning.&nbsp; Holidays are often focused on a historical event of some kind, and celebration is secondary to the purpose.&nbsp;&nbsp; Old holidays, whose original purpose has been forgotten, linger on for years or even decades, gradually finding new meaning and purpose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vaxalon, post: 1163870, member: 789"] I use "lawful" and "chaotic" in the sense of societies to reflect the society's tendency to view things in terms of tradition and precedent vs. expediency and circumstance. A chaotic society doesn't do things because it's the way they've always done them. They try new things, take risks, have big successes and big failures. They take each day as it comes, and when they make long term plans, they readily modify them if circumstances change. In contrast, lawful societies rarely take risks, and endeavor to maintain consistency and tradition. They only make changes after careful deliberation, and then only when they must. They make long-term plans, and tend to stick to them unless they appear to be going very wrong. For example: Holidays. Chaotic societies will reschedule a holiday if it turns out to be at an inconvenient time. Holidays are not for remembrance of past events, but for celebration. Old holidays can be forgotten when their meaning becomes muddy, and new ones declared on the drop of a hat. Lawful societies are big on ANNUAL holidays, and the date is as important as the meaning. Holidays are often focused on a historical event of some kind, and celebration is secondary to the purpose. Old holidays, whose original purpose has been forgotten, linger on for years or even decades, gradually finding new meaning and purpose. [/QUOTE]

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