Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Last resort

2008-11-19 Thread Warrigal
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Elliott Hird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18 Nov 2008, at 16:41, Zefram wrote: >> Elliott Hird wrote: >>> Therefore, Agora acknowledges that a nomic ruleset can have a >>> jurisdiction >>> larger than the domain of the game it defines the rules for. >> >> Not in

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Last resort

2008-11-18 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Elliott Hird wrote: > On 18 Nov 2008, at 16:41, Zefram wrote: >> Not in general, no. That judgement is only that Agoran rules have >> infinite scope. > > Well that's very fair to other nomics ... perhaps we should platonically > declare that all nomics are Protectorates? Ref

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Last resort

2008-11-18 Thread Zefram
Elliott Hird wrote: >perhaps we should platonically >declare that all nomics are Protectorates? We could, but it doesn't seem very useful. >Nothing in the laws of physics gives effect to the rules of Agora. Agora doesn't need the approval of the laws of physics. Agora is sovereign. -zefram

Re: DIS: Re: BUS: Last resort

2008-11-18 Thread Elliott Hird
On 18 Nov 2008, at 16:41, Zefram wrote: Elliott Hird wrote: Therefore, Agora acknowledges that a nomic ruleset can have a jurisdiction larger than the domain of the game it defines the rules for. Not in general, no. That judgement is only that Agoran rules have infinite scope. Well that's

DIS: Re: BUS: Last resort

2008-11-18 Thread Zefram
Elliott Hird wrote: >Therefore, Agora acknowledges that a nomic ruleset can have a >jurisdiction >larger than the domain of the game it defines the rules for. Not in general, no. That judgement is only that Agoran rules have infinite scope. >So, I'm starting a new game of nomic! Here are the r