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the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: ballplayer72 on June 01, 2010, 06:36:23 PM ---power corrupts. absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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This is one of these things people in power like you to believe, as a way of stopping you having faith in anyoen trying to replace them for good ends.
Power attracts the corruptible.
svb1972:
So if Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
What about somebeing who has the absolute power over all of creation?
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: svb1972 on June 01, 2010, 08:27:23 PM ---So if Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
What about somebeing who has the absolute power over all of creation?
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..that discussion seems likely to lead touchy places faster than we would like.
svb1972:
I'm just following the saying to it's logical conclusion.
It also means that Superman must be the most evil person in the world, much more evil than even Lex Luthor.
On a different note. Jim seems to prefer the Spiderman version of that saying.
With Great Power comes Great Responsibility.
nthnclls:
--- Quote from: svb1972 on June 01, 2010, 08:27:23 PM ---So if Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
What about somebeing who has the absolute power over all of creation?
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They essentially have a new, infinite set of legos.
Legos didn't corrupt me.
But I did make a hat out of them.
That being said, power is more corruptible, because the temptation is there to change everything into one's own image. Since no one is perfect, especially people who try to get absolute power, this often makes society worse.
That doesn't mean that power HAS to corrupt, though.
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