With SPI yes, also outside golden ages, without SPI sometimes after golden ages.So half the time when I start a GA I forget to switch into religion at the same time as pacifism. But seriously it's good but I don't find myself running pacifism much outside of GAs. Are you running it earlier in the game with caste?
Most often 1*phi, 1*edu, sometimes 1*lib. GA in general from music (definitely if cuirs). Scimeth/PP rarely but why not if you can't win earlier. GMs are very strong because they provide a very quick boost for upgrades, HA->cuir(->cav) or treb->cannon. I had +50 cavs in that Cyrus NTT game 1000AD while immortal AI had no gunpowder even. Of course the moneys can also be used simply for teching, nice synergy with academy and otherHmm seems you guys run caste+pacifism lot more than me in mid game. How many GP are you targeting before the industrial era? I find 2 for education, 1 for GA, and maybe 1-2 for SciMeth if I'm going communism. And PP is handy for rifling/cavalry push.
