DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-21 Thread Alex Smith
On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 19:56 -0400, comex wrote: I join Nomic Wars I. I add the following section to Nomic Wars I: { Sections with lower Ratings take precedence over sections with higher Ratings; Sections of this contract whose Rating is a positive integer are void and do not apply. } This

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread ihope
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 8:17 PM, Ian Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Charles Reiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:08, Roger Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:56, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I join Nomic Wars I. I

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread comex
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM, ihope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even without that, the arguments against things spontaneously coming into power like that are unbreakably strong. How strong? Presently there are two self-consistent interpretations of the Nomic Wars contract-- the original

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Fri, 17 Oct 2008, comex wrote: On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM, ihope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even without that, the arguments against things spontaneously coming into power like that are unbreakably strong. How strong? Presently there are two self-consistent interpretations of the

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread ihope
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:01 AM, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:48 AM, ihope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even without that, the arguments against things spontaneously coming into power like that are unbreakably strong. How strong? Presently there are two

DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread Roger Hicks
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:56, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I join Nomic Wars I. I add the following section to Nomic Wars I: { Sections with lower Ratings take precedence over sections with higher Ratings; Sections of this contract whose Rating is a positive integer are void and do not

DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread Roger Hicks
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:56, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I join Nomic Wars I. I add the following section to Nomic Wars I: { Sections with lower Ratings take precedence over sections with higher Ratings; Sections of this contract whose Rating is a positive integer are void and do not

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Roger Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:56, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I join Nomic Wars I. I add the following section to Nomic Wars I: { Sections with lower Ratings take precedence over sections with higher Ratings; Sections of

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread comex
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 2:09 PM, ihope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you want to, say I can do anything by announcement; this sentence takes precedence over the laws of physics. and see what happens. Hmm. When we agree to the rules of a nomic, what are we really agreeing to-- what thing defines

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread Roger Hicks
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 13:31, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have a set of things called Rules, but they could be renamed to Regulations without ceasing to be in effect; yet if I make a set of things known to Agora as Regulations, through a contract, they cannot govern the gamestate. So

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread Ian Kelly
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Roger Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would anyone take it seriously if the US Congress passed a law stating that their legislation took precedence over the US Constitution, which was now void? Possibly these people:

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-17 Thread comex
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Roger Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correction: the rules allow you to create a new VOIDED section. Nomic Wars does not say that I can create a new Voided Section by announcement, which might become a Section. Rather, it says that I can create a Section, and

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-16 Thread Charles Reiss
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:08, Roger Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:56, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I join Nomic Wars I. I add the following section to Nomic Wars I: { Sections with lower Ratings take precedence over sections with higher Ratings; Sections of

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: A case of problematic precedence

2008-10-16 Thread Ian Kelly
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Charles Reiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:08, Roger Hicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 17:56, comex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I join Nomic Wars I. I add the following section to Nomic Wars I: { Sections with lower