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Looking For God In Videogames

Posted by simoniker on from the god-preoccupied-with-junior-kickstart dept.

Thanks to MSNBC.com for their article discussing the use of religion in videogames, both overtly Christian titles and those just addressing the subject indirectly. As the article comments, "Before 'god mode' or 'god games' there were 'God games' -- low budget, PC floppy disks that married evangelical Christian thought and scripture with simple game play. The boundaries between the holy and the secular were simpler then... Today, the lines have grown fuzzier." The piece also points to religious overtones in MMORPGs: "In EverQuest, the massive online multiplayer game, new players are asked to pick from among the religions native to the land of Norrath. One of Norrath's deities, 'The Nameless' has triggered talk on discussion boards over whether 'Nameless' could be understood as the Jewish Yahweh. Some [Christian] evangelists have even used EverQuest to proselytize to fellow players."

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  1. proselytize by Andy+Smith · · Score: 3, Funny
    Some [Christian] evangelists have even used EverQuest to proselytize to fellow players.
    Dictionary.com will be getting a load of hits around now...
    1. Re:proselytize by The+Munger · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't be stupid. Everyone knows proselytize means To induce someone to join one's own political party or to espouse one's doctrine.

      You're not meaning to say you had to go to a web site to look it up and copy the definition into a post you're making about someone joking about you needing to look it up are you?

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  2. All praise the cow. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Moo

  3. Re:OK, so I'm a mildly tolerant atheist... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I specifically asked my coworkers to quit wishing me a merry xmas.

    I bet you're fun at parties

  4. Re:The devil by tiled_rainbows · · Score: 2, Funny

    Although the thought of fighting for the soul of a "troubled teenager" kinda turns me on...

    Tried that, been there. She dumped me.

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