Hmm. So the point is that I want to add enough variables that doing it correctly is a challenge. That way it’s really easy to accidentally mess up. Any ideas on how to do that without adding too much tedium?
-Aris On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 4:15 PM Cuddle Beam <cuddleb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I’d prefer that mundane tedium (such as just checking some website for the > star’s current position or just running some kind of calculation) wasn’t a > factor. FMPOV it doesn’t add more fun, it’s like playing chess but now with > weights on your wrists. > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 01:04, Aris Merchant < > thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > In case this changes anyone’s plans, I have an idea to change the ritual > to > > make it harder to perform. Doing it successfully should require > consulting > > the time, phase of the moon, the way the last three people have performed > > it, the current zodiac sign, and other such things. > > > > -Aris > > > > On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 3:54 PM Cuddle Beam <cuddleb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > Maybe an Inquisitor to coordinate the consensus-shunning process and > > > otherwise suggest appropriately religious punishments. > > > > > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2019 at 00:17, D. Margaux <dmargaux...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 16, 2019, at 5:25 PM, D. Margaux <dmargaux...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Feb 16, 2019, at 2:58 PM, Aris Merchant < > > > > thoughtsoflifeandligh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> I don’t much like the idea of enforcing minor violations against > > > someone > > > > >> who hasn’t agreed to it. It doesn’t quite seem fair. > > > > > > > > > > Well, the heretic can point eir finger at all of the faithful for > > > > abetting heresy... > > > > > > > > But more seriously, if the people interested in joining preferred, we > > > > could use other language. But I’m still amused by the idea of having > > some > > > > sort of retaliation against a “heretic,” unless people are definitely > > > > opposed. > > > > > > > > Maybe: > > > > > > > > “The heretic MUST be shunned. The faithful SHOULD determine by > > consensus > > > > among themselves what an appropriate shunning would entail for any > > given > > > > heretic.” > > > > > >
