Alignment

[scrumpleberry]

saying "I am incorruptable"

Come off it MILFord, quit putting words in people's mouths. Nobody ever said "incorruptable". Personally I never pretended to be a lovely lovely person. But the one thing I can always count on myself to do is to make the right choice when it really matters. I've always done that, and I will always continue to. It's strongest thing about me. Of course it isn't completely infallable but if it's the best thing I have, I'm not going to let it go easily. That's all I meant.

[Iceglow]

I got the following:

[Psychotic]

I thought it would be Lawful Evil and I was damn right. Basically I'm Darth Vader, but uglier. That's how I roll on games like Fable and Oblivion, anyway (and that's how I answered it). In real life I do not go around murdering people to steal their pants. Yet.

[Laddy]

saying "I am incorruptable"

Come off it MILFord, quit putting words in people's mouths. Nobody ever said "incorruptable". Personally I never pretended to be a lovely lovely person. But the one thing I can always count on myself to do is to make the right choice when it really matters. I've always done that, and I will always continue to. It's strongest thing about me. Of course it isn't completely infallable but if it's the best thing I have, I'm not going to let it go easily. That's all I meant.

Yeah, MILFy, it's all pure fun. I may not be a 'great' person but I feel I'm decent enough. I've done the right thing, I sacrifice my time to help people if need be, I'm far from incorruptable, but I feel I'm decent enough.

Lighten up MILF, stop being so Lawful Good on our asses. XD

EDIT-Oh, and as Shakamura said, I supposedly cheated the rich merchants and I'd beat prison guards up, only enough for me to get away. I tempted, and by 'Tempted' we mean it is possible for us to give in to.

[Tasura]

Chaotic Evil

A chaotic evil character does whatever his greed, hatred, and lust for destruction drive him to do. He is hot-tempered, vicious, arbitrarily violent, and unpredictable. If simply out for whatever he can get, he is ruthless and brutal. If he is committed to the spread of evil and chaos, he is even worse. Thankfully, his plans are haphazard, and any groups he joins or forms are poorly organized. Typically, chaotic evil people can only be made to work together by force, and their leader lasts only as long as he can thwart attempts to topple or assassinate him. The demented sorcerer pursuing mad schemes of vengeance and havoc is chaotic evil. Chaotic evil is sometimes called "demonic" because demons are the epitome of chaotic evil. Chaotic evil is the most dangerous alignment because it represents the destruction not only of beauty and life but of the order on which beauty and life depend.

Apparently all my friends are right after all.

[rubah]

What is the appeal of power? Who would be a powerful man? No one I would look up to I'm sure. There are plenty of other paths to money, like sticking in engineering. I'm sure I'm corruptible, but this situation you're describing is not the way to go about it.

[Madame Adequate]

What is the appeal of power? Who would be a powerful man? No one I would look up to I'm sure. There are plenty of other paths to money, like sticking in engineering. I'm sure I'm corruptible, but this situation you're describing is not the way to go about it.

To shape the world to how one believes it should be? That's why I want power.

Yeah, MILFy, it's all pure fun. I may not be a 'great' person but I feel I'm decent enough. I've done the right thing, I sacrifice my time to help people if need be, I'm far from incorruptable, but I feel I'm decent enough.

Right. You've sacrificed your time. Anyone does that. It's good, but it's petty. We're talking about overall here - would you still sacrifice your time to see justice done if you were in a hurry to say goodbye to a dying friend? We're not put in extreme circumstances so nobody knows what their morality really is. When a bomb goes off, and there are injured people, and you have to decide whether to run away in case there's radiation or gas or something, or stay and try and help - when the fascists take power and you risk prison, beating, or death, will you still stand up for freedom and equality - that is when you see whether or not you're good.

saying "I am incorruptable"

Come off it MILFord, quit putting words in people's mouths. Nobody ever said "incorruptable". Personally I never pretended to be a lovely lovely person. But the one thing I can always count on myself to do is to make the right choice when it really matters. I've always done that, and I will always continue to. It's strongest thing about me. Of course it isn't completely infallable but if it's the best thing I have, I'm not going to let it go easily. That's all I meant.

That's sort of my point. Everyone is giving such petty reasons as to why they're nice good people. It's EASY to give a hobo five dollars when you're not dressed in rags yourself. It's EASY to give a couple of hours a week to a charity when you're safe, secure, prosperous, and loved. I picked out rubah's homework example because it's a pretty good instance of what I mean. Is it an example of good, fairness, and honesty? Yes. Is it of any real consqeunce? Not in moral terms. Being a good person in day-to-day, average lives is good, it's laudable, and it should be encouraged. But it only proves that you're not psychopathic enough to contravene social norms and mores. We in the modern developed world just don't encounter the situations which sort this stuff out. I don't know if I'm good, because I've never had a gun pointed at my head.

I'm not saying anyone here is good or bad, I'm saying few people know.

[rubah]

I wouldn't do a good job at it, plus it would take up all my time. That's why I don't.

[Rye]

Most average people aren't bribed with large sums of money. =O That's why I'm choosing to get a good career too for money. Teaching doesn't pay so well at first, but on Long Island, teachers do end up making over $100,000 if they work in good districts, like the school I went to. Though I am quite impatient, so that's why I'm thinking of pursuing my masters degree, which I need to do while I'm a teaching anyway, so keep my job in NY, in another degree other than education, so I can end up doing something in Psychology, possibly, along with teaching/tutoring! :flounder:

In any case, those are all very unlikely hypothetical situations. While I definitely would do a lot for money, which may well make me an immoral person, as those situations are so unlikely, to me, it just ends up translating into my willingness to work hard and go through a lot of degrees to make the big bugs - aka, the fact that I'm a workaholic. Which, considering the fact that I worked over 30 hours a week over the summer doing hour commutes and the like, isn't really surprising. I love money. I'm happy with myself at this point of my life. Consider Maslow's pyramid of needs. I have my safety and physical needs covered. I have love and warm friendships. I am on my way to a career. The top of the pyramid is the need to seek beauty and art and nice things, a lot of which you obtain through money. That's my reasoning, in any case. Also, I like quality, because I was raised to appreciate quality. My parents would scold me if I were to get cheap quality things. That's why my first car was expensive, unlike a lot of first cars. It's not a BMW, but it's safe and nice and won't break down, because of the quality. Quality is good.

If I didn't love money, I wouldn't bother going to college to get a good job, because I could very well see myself being happy working as a make-up artist, except for the fact that it's not a lucrative profession for the most part. =O

Srs post is srs but I'm being honest is all! Criticize if you like, but don't tell me money doesn't buy happiness. It doesn't. Sitting on a pile of money doesn't make anyone happy. But using it to get what makes me happy, like art, and the opportunity to be with the people I love, and the opportunity to advance myself makes me happy. <3

[Rase]

Lawful Neutral

A lawful neutral character acts as law, tradition, or a personal code directs her. Order and organization are paramount to her. She may believe in personal order and live by a code or standard, or she may believe in order for all and favor a strong, organized government. The common phrase for lawful neutral is "true lawful." Lawful neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you are reliable and honorable without being a zealot.

[Levian]

I'm evil, like a giraffe

[scrumpleberry]

Srs post is srs but I'm being honest is all! Criticize if you like, but don't tell me money doesn't buy happiness. It doesn't. Sitting on a pile of money doesn't make anyone happy. But using it to get what makes me happy, like art, and the opportunity to be with the people I love, and the opportunity to advance myself makes me happy. <3

I don't think anyone was criticizing you. I like money too, and I think it can buy a lot of your happiness. We'd just perhaps act differently in a certain situation regarding it, for different reasons. It's differences, not criticisms.

Fair enough MILF. But for me it's a real gut instinct, and it's always seen me through in the most srs situations that I've been in, so I do count myself as knowing, as far as I can, that I do the right thing. You can say that I can't possibly know as much as you like, and I completely see where you're coming from - but I kind of do know. God this is making me sound stupid. Whatever, it's just how I feel. Your perfectly sensible and logical reasoning hasn't flipped that feeling on it's head. Sorry.

[Laddy]

Lawful Neutral

A lawful neutral character acts as law, tradition, or a personal code directs her. Order and organization are paramount to her. She may believe in personal order and live by a code or standard, or she may believe in order for all and favor a strong, organized government. The common phrase for lawful neutral is "true lawful." Lawful neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you are reliable and honorable without being a zealot.

All descriptions have that, except 'Evil' says 'worst alignment you can be.' It's supposed to be like propaganda.

[Rase]

Lawful Neutral

A lawful neutral character acts as law, tradition, or a personal code directs her. Order and organization are paramount to her. She may believe in personal order and live by a code or standard, or she may believe in order for all and favor a strong, organized government. The common phrase for lawful neutral is "true lawful." Lawful neutral is the best alignment you can be because it means you are reliable and honorable without being a zealot.

All descriptions have that, except 'Evil' says 'worst alignment you can be.' It's supposed to be like propaganda.

Lies!!!

[Aerith's Knight]

Lawful Good

A lawful good character acts as a good person is expected or required to act. She combines a commitment to oppose evil with the discipline to fight relentlessly. She tells the truth, keeps her word, helps those in need, and speaks out against injustice. A lawful good character hates to see the guilty go unpunished. Lawful good is the best alignment you can be because it combines honor and compassion.