Is willingness enough? (AKA, another pointless alignment thread)

[sonofzeal]

Under the D&D system, I would say "Yes he is evil in intent, and not yet evil in deed".

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I am working on my own system where "alignment" is all about two questions:

#1 Is the world filled with patterns and is predictable? (Y = Ordered/Lawful, N = Chaotic, Neither = Neutral)

#2 Am I the most important being in the universe at the expense of other beings? (Y = Evil, N = Good, Neither [including important but not at the expense of others] = Neutral)

Huh. IRL... well, I'm a mathematician, and a simulation-specialist specifically, and the whole of mathematics depends on a set of immutable rules. On the other hand, on a practical basis I tend to never assume that things will ever go according to plan. When the subway shuts down and we need to get all the way across the city, my brother (an otherwise highly chaotic person by any standard) will stand and wait for the emergency shuttle bus; I'll start walking, not because I lack faith in our transit system to behave rationally and consistently in special circumstances, but because I lack faith in our universe in general to behave rationally and consistently in special circumstances.

That said, I tend to be a lawful person by most standards; I hold myself to a high (and specific) standard, I try to obey the law when practical, and I try to be considerate of the group rather than just my individual needs.