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Be a Knight in your heart.
Sir William:
Your motivations are made known by your actions- for me, what powers it all is my belief in my self. As a knight I am bound by oath to behave in a certain way, to set an example that others can look at and recognize me as such. I am not always successful; it is a work in progress for me. However, for those that do not- it is not always indicative of a failure or perceived lack on my part, just that they may not know or understand what knighthood and chivalry mean; it is our duty to educate those who wish to, and learn to live with those who do not.
Sir James A:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2013-08-22, 13:02:24 ---
That also brings up another interesting point of discussion. Does your honor require you to tell the truth, when talking to evil? As a similar example, in Muslim culture, they consider it just fine to deceive infidels. But I'm not talking about differing faith, but rather "bad guys", or real evil. If you made a pact with the devil, would you be honor-bound not to lie to him, and to uphold your end of the bargain? No right or wrong here, I'm just curious how people think on this.
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Or as another example, police officers are allowed to lie to people if it leads them to an arrest or furthers an investigation.
Let's say they are pursuing a murder suspect, and talk to a person of questionable morality; that person says "You a cop?" and the cop says "Nope". That's a lie - but does it make the cop a bad person if that eventually brings the murderer to justice, when telling the truth would not have?
Ian:
If I had to lie to save a friend or family member, consider it done. I wouldn't think twice or hesitate for a milisecond if a lie meant saving my daughter or wife's life. If that makes me dishonorable, then a knave I choose to be! :)
Sir Nate:
--- Quote from: Sir Edward on 2013-08-22, 13:02:24 ---
That also brings up another interesting point of discussion. Does your honor require you to tell the truth, when talking to evil?
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I suppose not. It was a blunt thing for me to say
Thorsteinn:
More exuberant than anything really.
Just remember the old axiom "The right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins".
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