Ok, Veeky Forums, show me your best paladins and Paladin quotes!
> "I'm lawful good, now lawful nice."
Ok, Veeky Forums, show me your best paladins and Paladin quotes!
Kayden Miller
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Robert Perez
I am the most forgiving of men, however certain standards must be maintained.
Daniel Hughes
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Joshua Baker
>"I am the line in the sand between the good and the profane, and I shall not be crossed!"
John Reyes
Have I ever lie to you?
Andrew Myers
>"Get behind me! I will keep you safe!"
Jordan Miller
Blade with whom I lived, Blade with whom I now die, Serve Right and Justice one last time, Seek one last heart of Evil, Still one last life of pain, Cut well old friend, and then, Farewell!
Sebastian Perry
>"Crackin' open a cold one with the boys"
Jose Williams
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Jordan Hughes
Paladins are impossible because the only valid moral imperatives are those that can be followed all the time if you try, even in your sleep. We don't see sleep as an evil act just because it's the absence of good acts; it's only evil to sleep on the job. What's the use of a moral system where absolutely everyone is evil, and any action you take is evil by absence of another good action?
For example, a moral imperative like "you MUST give money to charity" is invalid because there will come a moment in your life when you are not giving money to charity at that moment, because you need to sleep, or you run out of money, or for some reason you have other things to do that most people would agree does not make you evil. Now you could refine that into needing to give a certain fraction of your money to charity, or only giving the amount you estimate wasn't earned through your own efforts, but you'd be getting into economic systems and that depends on the society in which you live, so you're getting too far from objective morality here. Anyway that's just an example, moving on.
A paladin is obligated to help the needy and punish the wicked. There is no phrasing in the paladin's code allowing time off to rest and travel, so the moment you aren't helping the needy or you aren't punishing the wicked, you have violated your code. A paladin who has accomplished all the good and fought all the evil in his immediate area should rejoice at a job well done, but alas he has no choice but to lose his powers.
Such moral systems relying on positive compulsion to action are illogical and antiquated, leading only to a life of self-flagellation where even the most martyred saints are constantly falling short of their own imperatives. The superior morality is based on respect for people's lives, liberty and property, since it is actually possible to follow flawlessly. Prove me wrong.