Esamopia
20-09-2003, 02:24
Esamopian Global Science Convention finds interesting results... Apparently it has proven beyond a doubt that "war" is impossible in the NS universe!
The council, which voted nearly unanimously on the statement, contends that war has several reasons:
1. Economic gain (found to be biggest.)
2. Territorial increase (sometimes related to first reason.)
3. Further prestige/power.
4. Ideological reasons (Communists vs. Capitalists and other such things)
5. Weird maniacal reasons (Superior race, Space colonies and home country, etc.)
Of these, the Council voted 199-2 that the first reason could virtually never exist in the NS world. The convention declared that "NS nations have an infinite potential to develop their economies, since they have virtually limitless supplies and that every NS nation could, with effort and funding, achieve any technological level or economic status it desires." The commodities found to be lacking the "infinite principle" are time and technology. The council stated its position on that issue as well: "To get technology you need time, time for funding scientists and laboratories, time for experiments, data gathering, etc., but you can easily achieve whatever technological level with enough time. As to getting more time... perhaps you can invent a time machine, but we generally favor the virtue of patience to achievement of goals."
As for the territory question, the council had this to say: "Since the NS world is virtually limitless in space, with new nations created everyday and with so many nations with gigantic populations (the council estimated the total population on the NS world to be in the trillions, some theorized a quadrillion,) there is more than enough space for everyone to fit in, without the need for wars, and since all resources are available in these places (the scientists noticed that the NS world did not have specific regions with high resources but an abundance in ALL regions,) extra space can be acquired without conflict."
On the third cause for war, further prestige/power, the council vote was 134-60, with 7 abstentions, in favor for "virtual impossibility" for conflicts for such reason. The major statement endorsed by those who voted in the affirmative read: "Further prestige and power can never be gained by invading/occupying/fighting another country. Since each country has an unlimited potential for both economic gain and as much territory as it can possibly need, no country can ever be "defeated" in a war. The only such instances are when the attacked country is still lacking the commodity of "time" and does not yet have futuristic super-weapons. At any rate, nothing can be accomplished by a war, since the vanquished nation can simply rebuild elsewhere in the infinite space of the NS world, and the only thing a war proves is that the attacking nation has just 'been around longer.'"
As for the remaining reasons, the council came close to deadlock, but the final ballot was 109-90-2 on the 4th question, and 100-77-24 on the last question, affirming that war for such reasons was "impossible or would never solve any conflicts regarding the questions." The Council justified its claim by saying: "Any ideological wars, such as those between communists and capitalists, are unnecessary and impossible to achieve lasting results. With infinite resources, territory, and later technology (with enough time,) any nation can use whatever economic method it wishes to get all the resources it needs. Battles between capitalist and communist nations can never be conclusive, for the vanquished can always rebuild elsewhere, and since nothing can force about a change in the economic status of any belligerent."
As to the final question, the council was shaky in declaring: "War is merely unlikely for such a situation," and stated "wars often break out with nations protecting the oppressed minorities or majorities of other countries, however these also ultimately have no point!" The Council justified the statement by declaring: "The persecution of any people occurs by the sole whim of the leader of said nation, and no amount of military action can harm the leader, who could always rebuild elsewhere, making any intervention for the purposes of protecting minorities ultimately meaningless.
The council doubts that you read through this, if you have, TM me for a prize.
The council, which voted nearly unanimously on the statement, contends that war has several reasons:
1. Economic gain (found to be biggest.)
2. Territorial increase (sometimes related to first reason.)
3. Further prestige/power.
4. Ideological reasons (Communists vs. Capitalists and other such things)
5. Weird maniacal reasons (Superior race, Space colonies and home country, etc.)
Of these, the Council voted 199-2 that the first reason could virtually never exist in the NS world. The convention declared that "NS nations have an infinite potential to develop their economies, since they have virtually limitless supplies and that every NS nation could, with effort and funding, achieve any technological level or economic status it desires." The commodities found to be lacking the "infinite principle" are time and technology. The council stated its position on that issue as well: "To get technology you need time, time for funding scientists and laboratories, time for experiments, data gathering, etc., but you can easily achieve whatever technological level with enough time. As to getting more time... perhaps you can invent a time machine, but we generally favor the virtue of patience to achievement of goals."
As for the territory question, the council had this to say: "Since the NS world is virtually limitless in space, with new nations created everyday and with so many nations with gigantic populations (the council estimated the total population on the NS world to be in the trillions, some theorized a quadrillion,) there is more than enough space for everyone to fit in, without the need for wars, and since all resources are available in these places (the scientists noticed that the NS world did not have specific regions with high resources but an abundance in ALL regions,) extra space can be acquired without conflict."
On the third cause for war, further prestige/power, the council vote was 134-60, with 7 abstentions, in favor for "virtual impossibility" for conflicts for such reason. The major statement endorsed by those who voted in the affirmative read: "Further prestige and power can never be gained by invading/occupying/fighting another country. Since each country has an unlimited potential for both economic gain and as much territory as it can possibly need, no country can ever be "defeated" in a war. The only such instances are when the attacked country is still lacking the commodity of "time" and does not yet have futuristic super-weapons. At any rate, nothing can be accomplished by a war, since the vanquished nation can simply rebuild elsewhere in the infinite space of the NS world, and the only thing a war proves is that the attacking nation has just 'been around longer.'"
As for the remaining reasons, the council came close to deadlock, but the final ballot was 109-90-2 on the 4th question, and 100-77-24 on the last question, affirming that war for such reasons was "impossible or would never solve any conflicts regarding the questions." The Council justified its claim by saying: "Any ideological wars, such as those between communists and capitalists, are unnecessary and impossible to achieve lasting results. With infinite resources, territory, and later technology (with enough time,) any nation can use whatever economic method it wishes to get all the resources it needs. Battles between capitalist and communist nations can never be conclusive, for the vanquished can always rebuild elsewhere, and since nothing can force about a change in the economic status of any belligerent."
As to the final question, the council was shaky in declaring: "War is merely unlikely for such a situation," and stated "wars often break out with nations protecting the oppressed minorities or majorities of other countries, however these also ultimately have no point!" The Council justified the statement by declaring: "The persecution of any people occurs by the sole whim of the leader of said nation, and no amount of military action can harm the leader, who could always rebuild elsewhere, making any intervention for the purposes of protecting minorities ultimately meaningless.
The council doubts that you read through this, if you have, TM me for a prize.