On Monday 28 January 2008 9:48 Taral wrote:
> > Statement: Canada is a nomic.
>
> I judge CFJ 1879 FALSE. This has been endlessly debated, but in the
> end it is a matter of definitions. I believe that nomics are first and
> foremost *games*, intended for the purpose of enjoyment. Canada does
> not satisfy this, and thus is not a nomic.
Since I think that it would be far more interesting if Canada were a nomic (and
I'm not ready to pin all my hopes on appeal), I want to legislate it into being
one. I therefore draft the following proto-proposal, AI=2:
Define Nomic
Amend rule 1023 (Common Definitions) by appending the following paragraph to
the end:
(d) A nomic is an entity defined by a set of explicit rules that
provide means for themselves to be altered arbitrarily, including
changes to those rules which govern rule changes. A nomic need not
be a game to qualify. In particular, governments whose
constitutions provide for constitutional amendment are nomics.
Pavitra
--
... games so fine that generations to come will point to them and say,
this, this was important in the creation of the great artistic form we
know as games.
from the Scratchware Manifesto
