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Machiavellianism
Slick:
--- Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 14 Aug 2008, 00:10 ---Yeah, I only posted the test as a mildly fun distraction not a completely legitimate test and why did you Godwin the test, there probably are better examples.
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If you are going to be like that you should really give a better example and not just say you believe one exists.
Tom:
To clarify, my problem is actuallythe example not the Godwin-ing. A better example would be how Hitler and the Nazi party manipulated the German populace into doing and believing what they did.
Nodaisho:
Uh, no, it wouldn't. My example was to show how saying that you disagree with it always being the best policy to tell the truth doesn't mean you are a dishonest manipulative bastard, it means you hold something above honesty, such as the value of life.
And it isn't godwin, who was I comparing with the nazis or hitler?
I used that example because Nazi Germany is a setting everyone knows about, and is also an example of life and death hinging on telling the truth in that example. I suppose I could have used the Underground Railroad, but that example doesn't carry quite as much weight, as it is unlikely the penalty for all involved would be death.
jhocking:
--- Quote from: Whipstitch on 14 Aug 2008, 10:58 ---I think it's worth pointing out again
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Why? Nobody in this thread is ripping on Machiavelli, so why do you need to repeat your defense?
Chesire Cat:
--- Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 14 Aug 2008, 15:40 ---To clarify, my problem is actuallythe example not the Godwin-ing. A better example would be how Hitler and the Nazi party manipulated the German populace into doing and believing what they did.
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Thats why there was 5 options, as appose to an agree/disagree system
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