Theocracies instead of democracies?

[Carlos_f_Rose]

Hi guys how are you doing... this topic is dedicated to explore the common thoughts about teocracies... and what do you guys think about them? what changes would bring to our countries, and why they are or seem to be so loathed?


well have fun....

[2NaFish]

fuck it, time to look stoopid. Here mate, what's a teocracy? I study political philosophy and i've never heard of them...

[SLCPUNK]

Small teabags are given unlimited power. They can even decide to go to war if needed.

[2NaFish]

I know that there's a coffeeocracy joke i should make; but i can't think up anything good enough. Maybe a banana republic gag......Nah.

[Tj]

Small teabags are given unlimited power. They can even decide to go to war if needed.

Sounds like quite a risky idea then. We could all end up in very hot water...

[SLCPUNK]

Small teabags are given unlimited power. They can even decide to go to war if needed.

Sounds like quite a risky idea then. We could all end up in very hot water...

Bah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SLCPUNK]

I know that there's a coffeeocracy joke i should make; but i can't think up anything good enough. Maybe a banana republic gag......Nah.

AA is a coffeeocracy.........

[Tj]

Small teabags are given unlimited power. They can even decide to go to war if needed.

Sounds like quite a risky idea then. We could all end up in very hot water...

Bah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

  I sat in front of the monitor for a good two minutes, thinking that one up

Unfortunately though, I don't think I'm quite with you on the Alcoholics Anonymous joke, which is making sure I'm humbled enough to stop gloating about my own joke? Were you saying AA is ruled by coffee, because that's the best they can get without getting onto the drink again, or...something?

By the way, I think he meant 'Theocracies'

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=theocracy

[SLCPUNK]

Small teabags are given unlimited power. They can even decide to go to war if needed.

Sounds like quite a risky idea then. We could all end up in very hot water...

Bah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

  I sat in front of the monitor for a good two minutes, thinking that one up

Unfortunately though, I don't think I'm quite with you on the Alcoholics Anonymous joke, which is making sure I'm humbled enough to stop gloating about my own joke? Were you saying AA is ruled by coffee, because that's the best they can get without getting onto the drink again, or...something?

By the way, I think he meant 'Theocracies'

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=theocracy

Yea, I figured he left out an H.

Yea, AA meetings are like a starbucks (everybody drinking coffee), hence my 'joke'.

(I spent less than one minute on that one!)

[Tj]

Yea, AA meetings are like a starbucks (everybody drinking coffee), hence my 'joke'.

Ah ok. I've never been to one, so I wouldn't really know 

I think I'm gonna leave this and go to bed now, so people can have serious conversations about theocracy, if they wish. Sounds far too deep for me to be thinking about at 3:30am, so I'm off. If I think of a good joke, I'll get out of bed and post it 

[SLCPUNK]

Yea, AA meetings are like a starbucks (everybody drinking coffee), hence my 'joke'.

Ah ok. I've never been to one, so I wouldn't really know?

I think I'm gonna leave this and go to bed now, so people can have serious conversations about theocracy, if they wish. Sounds far too deep for me to be thinking about at 3:30am, so I'm off. If I think of a good joke, I'll get out of bed and post it?

You aren't missing much at those meetings...the coffee always sucks too.

Yea...go to bed!

Think of something clever would ya.

[Tj]

Think of something clever would ya.

I'm still hanging around for a few minutes, in the hope that something worthy of comedic legend pops into my head?

Edit: I give up. Goodnight!

[SLCPUNK]

Think of something clever would ya.

I'm still hanging around for a few minutes, in the hope that something worthy of comedic legend pops into my head?

Edit: I give up. Goodnight!

Jesus, now you are putting me to sleep!

 

[Tj]

  I've deleted a post from this thread, and the other one, simply because they were so awful and pointless.

[SLCPUNK]

So...somebody talk about a theocracy would you.........

[Mal Brossard]

Plain and simple, theocracies are so loathed because they're basically absolute power in the hands of one person.  The ruler can do any injustice, claiming it's what the gods told him to do.

Absolute power is bad enough, but "divinely-guided" absolute power is just asking for disaster.

[Tj]

Yeah, it does sound stupid to me. I don't particularly like the idea of religious leaders at all. Some denominations are really keen on the idea of bowing to leadership etc - I think the charismatic church is one of them - and in a way I can see where they're coming from, but not much. It's bad enough and corrupt enough within their own individual organisations, so I can't imagine how bad it would be if it was the way a whole country worked. It just sounds like a dictatorship, and I would fully expect some corrupt and/or deluded liar to be the one who took charge. He could do anything, then say 'Hey stop complaining! God told me to do it!!', and the orthodox Christians - I'm obviously speaking from a Western perspective - would go 'Oh...um...ok', because they're too scared to question the widely accepted interpretations of The Bible.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.

...But what if one day you're told to do something, and you feel it's absolute bullshit? The Bible also teaches about false prophets etc., and warns against them, so a Theocracy would just make ample opportunity for those kinda people, eager to play on the blind acceptance and obedience to those 'above' them, because they trust that it's all going to be divinely inspired. I have the same problem with the idea of children obeying their parents. The Bible says obey them 'in the Lord', which to me means that you should obey them up to the point where their directions and advice become too tainted by their human sin and corruption. I'd apply the same logic to religious leaders, but the legal system wouldn't; it would just become even more wicked and debauched.

[Carlos_f_Rose]

mmm... so many posts about the  missing H and almost nothing about teocracias or theocracies as you wish....

[Tj]

mmm... so many posts about the? missing H and almost nothing about teocracias or theocracies as you wish....

Hey we're there now. Took a while, but we're there. I apologise for my part in hijacking the thread.

Teocracias? There's a new one 

[ppbebe]

How about Taocracy? Or taoisearchizm

Oh, teocallis!!!
I hear the Inca, Aztecan or such empire was civilized and peaceful.
In the Ancient world Theocracy ruled because ppl didn't know science enough to deal with nature.