Pissed off... athiests?

bestshot9 · Aug 31, 2008, 03:34 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/mi...-sim-religion/

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

Bigfoot3814 · Aug 31, 2008, 03:36 PM

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

bestshot9 · Aug 31, 2008, 03:44 PM

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

leonel · Aug 31, 2008, 03:58 PM

Yup I had like a 3 week jump on yah!

Jerrymander · Aug 31, 2008, 06:55 PM

OH NO

HOW DARE THEY

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

leonel · Aug 31, 2008, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerrymander

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.

Lord_Iggy · Sep 01, 2008, 12:43 PM

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.

lord_joakim · Sep 01, 2008, 03:55 PM

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

Lord_Iggy · Sep 02, 2008, 03:01 PM

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

Jerrymander · Sep 02, 2008, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_Iggy

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

That so blatantly politically incorrect its funny.

Bigfoot3814 · Sep 02, 2008, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_Iggy

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

I can't wait for the Chocolate Rain mod.

azzaman333 · Sep 02, 2008, 11:28 PM

Everything everyone does is guaranteed to piss off someone somewhere.

salty mud · Sep 03, 2008, 01:29 PM

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

Lord_Iggy · Sep 03, 2008, 01:30 PM

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

azzaman333 · Sep 03, 2008, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salty mud

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

Refer to post #12.

raketooy · Sep 06, 2008, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigfoot3814

I can't wait for the Chocolate Rain mod.

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

Aug 31, 2008, 03:36 PM	#2
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bestshot9 Юрий Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA Posts: 1,375	oh sorry i didn't really look to see if anyone had posted anything... was too lazy xP sorry then. __________________ -bestshot9

Aug 31, 2008, 03:58 PM	#4
leonel Future King of Cascadia Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,772	Yup I had like a 3 week jump on yah! __________________ "A fool can have all the right opinions, believe the right politics, and say the right words. But at the end of the day, he still is a fool." - Anonymous

Sep 01, 2008, 12:43 PM	#7
Lord_Iggy The Conqueror Worm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yukon Posts: 17,810	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. __________________ LINESII Update 33 Progress: 22% My other house is a tesseract.

Sep 01, 2008, 03:55 PM	#8
lord_joakim Insane Dane Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The great mill Posts: 5,680	Can religious civilizations actually call down rains of evil over their enemies? __________________ But the eyes shone with the beach Followed waves, ashbirds flew, the scarecrows knew ~ Sending out glares for those who stared ~ Free fallout fall along ~ Heavens told us to work the ghast of cinder ~ Now we turn the wheel And it's all a regime of the technomachine

Aug 31, 2008, 03:34 PM	#1
bestshot9 Юрий Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA Posts: 1,375	Pissed off... athiests? http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/12/mi...-sim-religion/ kind of a funny article I thought it would be nice to share. __________________ -bestshot9

Aug 31, 2008, 06:55 PM	#5
Jerrymander Mind-Machine Interface Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Deadspace Posts: 1,703	OH NO HOW DARE THEY Don't these same people freak out anytime they hear the word "jesus"? :L

Sep 02, 2008, 03:01 PM	#9
Lord_Iggy The Conqueror Worm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yukon Posts: 17,810	Yes, they can. It's called the 'Black Rain' power. __________________ LINESII Update 33 Progress: 22% My other house is a tesseract.

Sep 02, 2008, 11:28 PM	#12
azzaman333 Come Play My Game Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yarra River, Melbourne, Vic, AUS Posts: 14,315 Images: 2	Everything everyone does is guaranteed to piss off someone somewhere. __________________ #fiftychat Manager of Spambox Attack at Freekick I'M STALKING YOU 45th most posts, at 8.45 posts per day. All that I'm hearing from you, is white noise.

Sep 03, 2008, 01:29 PM	#13
salty mud HOLY DOOLEY! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: England Posts: 3,041 Images: 2	It's amazing that a video game can cause such controversy.

Sep 03, 2008, 01:30 PM	#14
Lord_Iggy The Conqueror Worm Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yukon Posts: 17,810	Well, not really, there are always people who like excuses to whine. __________________ LINESII Update 33 Progress: 22% My other house is a tesseract.

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