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This is Sarcasm right? Sorry, I didn't mean to overlook you. I agree, Islamic sects would likely never see eye-to-eye with Catholicism and Orthodoxy, and neither would they see eye-to-eye with Islamic religions. I agree that the Sol Alliance shouldn't be monolithic, but it doesn't rule out one religion being dominant enough to eek out state-sponsorship. State-sponsorship is also a good catalyst for the spreading of a relig ion (generally, not always). And, of course, the legislative legitimization of a religion to the state would by no means make all other religions vaporize. And over 80% of Muslims are Sunni, so I would assume if a sect of Islam were to become state sponsored, it would be that. EDIT: all though it is debatable, I could see a unified Orthodox-Catholic church in the next four hundred years. Relations between the churches following the collapse of the Soviet Union have been exceptionally well. The face of this church is further debatable, as it would likely be a compromise of some sort on a spectrum between the two with Westerners keeping their liturgical traditions and Easterners keeping there's, similar to Greek and Latin Catholic differences today. The Pope would likely be a patriarch with some sort of decreased papal supremecy, yet still higher than merely "first among equals." Very limited chance of that happening, Perhaps but the theological issues would have to be dealt with such as, Transubstantiation Married Priests Filioque Views on Mary And finally the starkly contrasting views of Catholicism and Greek Orthodoxy on the Primacy of the Bishop of Rome An easier merger would be between the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church Greek Catholics have married clergies. The Filioque would, of course, be a major point of contention. Papal Primacy could theoretically be hammered out as some compromise between the two, probably as something more than first among equals, but less than full-on papal primacy. Views on the holy Theotokos might be hard to reconcile, and transubstantiation isn't that bad of an issue, I would argue the leavened/unleavened bread dispute could be considered more contentious. I also agree, Anglican Communion and Catholic Church would be a very easy merger compared to the former given the extremely similar dogmatic principles and liturgical traditions. In our fictitious universe, I think that some sort of reunification would be interesting, potentially with some of these issues conceded or compromised each way and a separation of liturgical traditions like we see today with Greek and Latin Catholics. But, then again, I could be totally wrong. I suppose the Balamand joint declaration leaves me a bit optimistic about Orthodox-Catholic relations, as well as the writings of Metropolitan Hilarion which paint a very positive view of the Catholic Church (and negative view of Uniasts) and the recent meetings of Patriarch Kirill and the Pope.

I accept the title of Supreme Autocrat of Aurora. With an iron fist I rule, using religion as a means to bend the masses to my will and promoting social Darwinism to further my goals. Corporate interests are to be curbed when they do not serve the needs of the state, and the powers of the boyars will be reigned in under threat of death for their usury.

Sorry, I didn't mean to overlook you. I agree, Islamic sects would likely never see eye-to-eye with Catholicism and Orthodoxy, and neither would they see eye-to-eye with Islamic religions. I agree that the Sol Alliance shouldn't be monolithic, but it doesn't rule out one religion being dominant enough to eek out state-sponsorship. State-sponsorship is also a good catalyst for the spreading of a religion (generally, not always). And, of course, the legislative legitimization of a religion to the state would by no means make all other religions vaporize. And over 80% of Muslims are Sunni, so I would assume if a sect of Islam were to become state sponsored, it would be that. EDIT: all though it is debatable, I could see a unified Orthodox-Catholic church in the next four hundred years. Relations between the churches following the collapse of the Soviet Union have been exceptionally well. The face of this church is further debatable, as it would likely be a compromise of some sort on a spectrum between the two with Westerners keeping their liturgical traditions and Easterners keeping there's, similar to Greek and Latin Catholic differences today. The Pope would likely be a patriarch with some sort of decreased papal supremecy, yet still higher than merely "first among equals."

When you put it like that, Jackboot, I kind of like it. The big question which I'm sure is on everyone's tongue though is simple. What religion would be dominant in the Sol Alliance in 2458, especially given its magnificent size? How do we tackle this question in a manner which is not only believable, but also satisfactory to our player base? What should the relationship be between church and state, as in, how legitimized would this church be by the legislation of the Sol Alliance? I think it would be good to hammer out some of these details before deciding if it should be enstated. Maybe a united Orthodox-Catholic church of some sort (end of great schism), or possibly Islam. Or, maybe state-sponsored Atheism?

[attachment=0]_20160404_153937.JPG[/attachment] Sieg Heil, I guess.

I'm for a fleshing out of the future of established religions, like maybe an eigth and ninth Ecumenical Councils of Orthodoxy (there's one in the works for 2016, the first since the Triumph of Orthodoxy). But I think you would need some theologians to really flesh out how church doctrines may have adapted to the future. Otherwise, I agree that we should allow all the random niche religions to keep coming in from humans, since they can sometimes be awfully funny and interesting.

Well, there already is a directive that states that heads of staff can appoint people to these kinds of positions within their departments. Sometimes when there's a lot of scientists, I appoint a senior scientist that I can trust to guide the plebs and look after them for me. That said, a more legitimized position to promote a right-hand man would also be extremely handy, plus it could provide antags with opportunities to get increased access in a legitimate way.

I'm a facist...?

Heyo! Thanks to everyone who made it on last night for a couple of training simulations! I'm hoping to run more later today as well if there's enough interest. I'll also be posting a link to update our games from version 2.2 to 2.3 later today. Be sure to join the discord chat!

https://discord.gg/0vKb5krvT1653hk5 Here's a link to the Artemis Discord! Right now we are assembling a group for testing and we will be running our first major simulation at 7:00 unless people mob in earlier. Later I'll try to come up with a bit more of a unified story-campaign, but for now let's just get in here and learn the controls. Hope to see you all here! If you didn't get the game files, let me know and I'll PM them to you.

Heyo everyone! Our first mission is planned to be tonight at about 7:00 PM EST. Due to issues with getting a different VPN to work, we're still left with Hamachi for now, so this mission is only going to have 5 people. UM and I are already chosen so that means three slots available! Post in this thread if you're in.

+1 without a doubt. Fluffybirb and all her characters are fantastic, and this application furthers that to be even more fantastic. Kala Vanteil is one of my favorite characters on the station, and Birb is one of the most pleasant people on this server.

The katana series of synths are the most trustworthy and reliable synthetics I have ever had the pleasure of working with. All though strict constructionists on regulations, they are nothing short of being the most helpful assets to any head of staff. I, of course, write this with Katana Alpha primarily in mind.

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

+1. He's a DO so he knows regulation well, and he's shown good role-playing ability with his characters. I think he can do it.

Humans cannot be 500 looking 21. They have extremely inferior medical technology to Skrell, who are way more advanced than them, and shorter natural lifespans too. The average skrell lives to 200, and with their medical tech can live to a maximum of 450. Rusty's post gives a more accurate picture of human lifespans.

Yellow man reporting in.

Today he got in a fight with Ana Morgan, and it was an interesting sour of drama that unfolded because of it. He's one of the few lab assistants I've met who seem to be more fleshed out. He has thoughts and opinions and voices himself rather than just being yet another faceless lab assistant.

On further thought, they should've called an engineering ERT.

Well, yes, in this specific case I do not think that the shuttle should have been called, but I can sympathize with why they called it. There was no engineering staff at all, and so they were facing no power at all. The round appears to have essentially saved by serendipity when an engineer finally came aboard an hour late. It's incredibly unfortunate that circumstances play out this way, but I don't think much of anyone wants to stand on a station with no power, minimal security, and a bomber on the loose. Well, actually, I take that back, maybe they do if they like survival horror as much as I do, but ICly they wouldn't want it. Engineering is a department the station literally cannot operate without.

You're right. Calling the escape shuttle is something which happens much more often recently, but I think the biggest, number one factor behind the recent surge in calling the shuttle is a sharp decrease in the number of engineering players. All too often, we're facing constant power issues and power outages, and a lot of structural damage has been going unrepaired. I think that, once our engineers become more and more trained in the SM engine and more and more learn how to set it up properly, as well as hopefully more people playing engineering in general, then we can hopefully see these issues melding away. But, as it stands, I don't think people have faith in engineering, and I believe this is a strong factor in people's decisions to call shuttles.

Hmm, just realized Hamachi has a five person limit. So, if we could get a private server to work somehow that would be dandy.