Sith temple

[Aeturnum]

I was just thinking: can there ever truly be a Sith temple? I would like to believe that it is possible, but I think that in order to make a temple there would have to be a set of rules. It is challenging to make rules that do not contradict the Sith Philosophy. How would we decide who should be punished and why? To punish someone for starting a fight out of anger would go against our philosophy because we are encouraged to act on our emotions, but does that mean that the person who was attacked should be punished? What is the point of that? Since everyone is striving for power it would be total anarchy! Are we to encourage striving for power at all costs? Just what are all of the costs?

Just something to think about, Darth Tendim

[Darth Karnak]

I think the biggest problem would be that the sith philosophy by nature is suited and formed to the individual. to create a temple would imply a dogmatic system which is against the sith philosophy. however if we could come up and agree on basic tenets or core beliefs/codes than it might be possible. As towards the anger and fighting i think we would praise the winner and punish the loser. regardless of who started it

[Darth Nixx]

It could work if you approached the project as less a collective & more as individuals coming together for mutual self-interest. Create a repository for your knowledge & a very bare bones set curriculum that allows for great freedom for individual study. Explain to each member that while they do not have to like one another, they need to follow an accepted code of conduct. If they do not, they will be disciplined or removed; without exception.

Allow those that you accept as Masters or teachers take individuals or small cabals under their tutelage, but do not seek any over reaching umbrella of group unity. It is in the nature of the Sith to strive against one another when forces to homogenize as this is antithetical to the philosophy, however, if you create cells within the hive, so to speak, you eliminate this problem, while still fostering healthy rivalry by allowing students within the Academy to compare experiences & understanding with each other.

I know this may seem a little odd, but perceptions are more important than "realities". If one perceives oneself as free, even if they are bound, they are free. Give each Sith the freedom to evolve as they see fit & provide them with a resource to do so. If they choose to consider themselves as part of said Academy, so be it. If they wish to contribute & learn, but not consider their self a "part" of the organization as it were, so be it. The reality is if they contribute to the greater evolution of all involved, then whether they want to appear social or not is irrelevant.

I guess this sort of becomes an un-Temple that will function in exactly they way you want a Temple to function.

My two cents, spend them how you wish.

[Aeturnum]

I was also thinking that there could be a designated arena for members of the temple to settle their anger in an orderly fashion.

[Darth Nixx]

Not a bad idea, but I would think Sith would prefer to settle disputes privately as histrionics tend to be counter productive to self evolution, but of course, that is merely my opinion.

[Mrs. Darth Vader]

Feb 13, 2010 11:32:10 GMT -6 Aeturnum said:

I was also thinking that there could be a designated arena for members of the temple to settle their anger in an orderly fashion.

Very good idea. Bring back the "duel" of honor and settle your differences in an orderly fashion. This method also forces the Sith who wishes to start the fight to actually be brave and not a cowardly bully. A bully to me is not a Sith but a low life pretending to be a Sith because A Sith must have courage. A bully is a proven coward only fighting when the numbers favor him/ her. One on one combat forces you to face your adversary in a fair fight which tests your courage.

[darthmaikl]

The idiots at Sith academy tried this. Not a great idea.