http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/militant-atheists-up-in-arms-over-spores-sim-religion/

kind of a funny article I thought it would be nice to share.

Pretty sure leonel beat you to this one. It is a good article for discussion though.

oh sorry i didn't really look to see if anyone had posted anything... was too lazy xP sorry then.

Yup I had like a 3 week jump on yah!

OH NO

HOW DARE THEY

Don't these same people freak out anytime they hear the word "jesus"? :L

OH NO

HOW DARE THEY

Don't these same people freak out anytime they hear the word "jesus"? :L

They're probably the few atheists that get super offended if you say "bless you" when they sneeze.

The main issue here, apparently not addressed in the article, is not that players can create religious civilizations- that's not it at all. It's that, through being a religious civilization, people can access the power to magically heal their units, and cause rains of demonic animals. Some people are angered by this because they appear to transcend reality, as if being religious genuinely did give you tangible, physical advantages. They think that religion's advantages should be more in line with what they are in real life- that is to say, having a very united nation, zeal, conquest through conversion, and such things.

Personally, I think that the powers are fine- I think that they can be explained by science- 'Religious' powers are simply elabourate displays which strike awe into the hearts of rivals.

Can religious civilizations actually call down rains of evil over their enemies?

Yes, they can. It's called the 'Black Rain' power.

Yes, they can. It's called the 'Black Rain' power.

That so blatantly politically incorrect its funny.

Yes, they can. It's called the 'Black Rain' power.

I can't wait for the Chocolate Rain mod.

Everything everyone does is guaranteed to piss off someone somewhere.

It's amazing that a video game can cause such controversy.

Well, not really, there are always people who like excuses to whine. ;)

It's amazing that a video game can cause such controversy.

Refer to post #12.

I can't wait for the Chocolate Rain mod.

Thank you, I haven't actually laughed at a CFC post for a while. :lol: