Anti and Pro Sentimentalism

Anti and Pro Sentimentalism is a major philosophical and sociopolitical framework that influences civilizations across Galaxa and beyond. Nearly all societies, except for Utopiate Societies or Ascended Societies, possess at least one or more Anti- or Pro- sentiments that dictate their laws, culture, and interactions with others. These sentiments shape everything from governance to ethics, technology, and interspecies relations.

Overview

The concept of Sentimentalism within Galaxian civilizations is the ideological stance a society holds toward a specific concept, belief, or technology. It is broadly categorized into two opposing camps:

Anti-Sentimentalism – A stance of rejection, opposition, or restriction toward a specific idea, practice, or technology.
Pro-Sentimentalism – A stance of acceptance, endorsement, or advocacy for a specific idea, practice, or technology.

Most civilizations have at least one dominant sentiment, though some may hold conflicting sentiments within different factions or subcultures. In some cases, the clash between opposing sentiments has led to wars, societal collapse, or radical reforms.

List of Common Sentiments

The following is an extensive list of known Anti- and Pro- sentiments found across Galaxian civilizations.

Technology & Science

Anti-Computers – Rejects reliance on computers for governance, data storage, or daily life.
Pro-Computers – Encourages widespread computational advancements.
Anti-Advanced Computers – Opposes supercomputers or AI-enhanced processors.
Pro-Advanced Computers – Supports hyper-intelligent computing systems.
Anti-Artificial Intelligence – Views AI as dangerous, immoral, or a threat to organic life.
Pro-Artificial Intelligence – Promotes AI integration and AI rights.
Anti-Augmentation – Rejects cybernetic enhancements, considering them unnatural.
Pro-Augmentation – Embraces cybernetic modification and transhumanism.
Anti-Body Mod – Opposes physical modifications, considering them excessive or unethical.
Pro-Body Mod – Encourages genetic, biological, physiological or anatomical modification and alteration.
Anti-Organic – Rejects biological lifeforms in favor of artificial or synthetic beings.
Pro-Organic – Values biological purity and natural life.
Anti-Cloning – Considers cloning an abomination or crime against life.
Pro-Cloning – Views cloning as a scientific marvel and a means to extend life.
Anti-Natural Procreation - Favors gene synthesis, cloning, insemination, and other artificial forms of reproduction
Pro-Natural Procreation - Solely reproduces through natural means

Magic & Mysticism

Anti-Magic – Rejects all forms of supernatural energy.
Pro-Magic – Advocates for the study and use of magic.
Anti-Psionics – Restricts or outlaws psionic abilities.
Pro-Psionics – Encourages psionic potential and mind-based abilities.
Anti-Astral – Denies the existence or use of Astral-based energy.
Pro-Astral – Utilizes Astral energies in daily life and warfare.
Anti-Magicka – Views Magicka as dangerous or corruptive.
Pro-Magicka – Regards Magicka as a fundamental force of the universe.
Anti-Teleka – Denies the legitimacy of the Teleka magic system.
Pro-Teleka – Seeks enlightenment and mastery of Teleka energy.
Anti-Aspect - View Spirit Aspects as dangerous, uncivilized, and abhorrent.
Pro-Aspect - All Spirit Aspects are welcome as intrinsic members of society.

Governance & Society

Anti-Dictatorship – Rejects authoritarian rule.
Pro-Dictatorship – Supports centralized, absolute power.
Anti-Democracy – Views democracy as weak or corrupt.
Pro-Democracy – Supports representative governance.
Anti-Politics – Rejects all political structures.
Pro-Politics – Embraces political engagement and governance.
Anti-Governance – Prefers anarchy or decentralized rule.
Pro-Governance – Supports structured rule and lawmaking.

Social Issues & Ethics

Anti-Species Purity – Rejects racial, genetic, or species-based superiority.
Pro-Species Purity – Advocates for preserving genetic lineage and racial identity.
Anti-Interspecies Relationships – Opposes relationships between different species.
Pro-Interspecies Relationships – Encourages interspecies unions and cultural exchange.
Anti-Equality – Opposes social, racial, or gender equality.
Pro-Equality – Advocates for equal rights across all species and genders.
Anti-Conformity – Rejects societal norms and standardization.
Pro-Conformity – Encourages adherence to collective customs and traditions.
Anti-Deviant – Rejects social or genetic divergence from the norm.
Pro-Deviant – Embraces diversity, uniqueness, and personal identity.
Anti-Social Class - Rejects systems in which individuals are discriminated base on caste and birthright
Pro-Social Class - Embraces system which employ castes and birthrights
Anti-Mercy - Reject rights of individuals to surrender and choose non-violence.
Pro-Mercy - Embrace an individuals right to surrender and choose non-violences.

Religion & Spirituality

Anti-Spirituality – Rejects all religious or spiritual beliefs.
Pro-Spirituality – Advocates for divine or supernatural faith.
Anti-Mysticism – Rejects all beliefs associate with shamanism or the old gods.
Pro-Mysticism – Advocates for shamanism and the old gods.
Anti-Judgment – Rejects divine or moral judgment.
Pro-Judgment – Supports moral and spiritual accountability.
Anti-Natural – Opposes naturalist lifestyles and beliefs.
Pro-Natural – Supports environmentalism and living in harmony with nature.
Anti-Free Will – Opposes the concept of free will, believes in a predetermined destiny.
Pro-Free Will – Supports the concept of free will and the divine nature of choice.

How Sentimentalism Shapes Society

The Pro- and Anti- Sentimentalism of a society determines its:

Legal System – Whether certain practices, sciences, or philosophies are outlawed or encouraged.
Cultural Development – How a civilization progresses technologically or spiritually.
International Relations – The likelihood of alliances or conflicts based on sentiment alignment.
Social Structure – The roles assigned to different species, classes, or religious groups.

For example:

A society with Anti-Science sentiments may rely solely on spirituality, mysticism, and faith.
A society with Pro-Interspecies Relationships is likely also Pro-Alien, Pro-Equality, and Anti-Species Purity.
The Trans-Organic Collective is a Pro-Trans-Speciesism, Pro-Artificial, Pro-Augmentation society that actively rejects organic life.

Conflicts Between Sentimentalist Societies

Many societies clash due to their opposing Sentimentalist beliefs. Some of the most notable conflicts include:

The Imperium of Purity (Anti-Artificial Intelligence, Anti-Computers, Anti-Magic, Anti-Alien, Pro-Psionic, Pro-Dictatorship)
VS

The Union of Sovereign Species (Pro-Species Equality, Pro-Alien, Pro-Unity, Pro-Advanced Computers, Pro-AI Rights, Anti-Dictatorship)

→ A massive war driven by ideological opposites.

Hybrid Societies – Found on the fringes of civilization, often blending multiple Sentimentalist beliefs:
- Trade Colonies – Diverse societies exchanging rare goods, resources, and technology.
- Penal Colonies – Prison worlds where exiles from different civilizations are forced together.
- Explorer Worlds – Planets where disparate alien species encounter one another and form uneasy alliances.

Conclusion

Sentimentalism is one of the most defining forces shaping civilizations across Galaxa. While some societies maintain a balance between different sentiments, others take extreme stances, leading to deep societal divisions, wars, and radical movements.

As Galaxian civilizations continue to evolve, so too will the battle between Pro- and Anti- Sentimentalist ideologies.