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God Mode

Posted by Zonk on from the onward-christian-gamer dept.

1up has an interesting look at the curious place where religious beliefs and gaming habits intersect. From the article: "'We view games as just games,' says Kendrick Kenerly, founder of +CGO+, Christian Gamers Online. 'They all boil down to a few things: They have a goal, they have a reward for the goal, and they have a set of rules that need to be followed to reach the goal. The violence in most games isn't something we get worked up about. It's merely presentation, simply a way to convey an experience to players so they can follow the rules to reach the goal.' Abstract games like checkers, chess, and Monopoly operate in the same fashion, Kenerly argues-they merely employ different presentation methods."

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  1. Most violent book I have ever read by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You know the most violent book I have ever read.. The Tanakh (What Christians would call the old testament)
    It has sexual assault , Genocide , All forms of Killing , Hell The entire Human race is drowned to death bar 1 family.
    You know what though , it is an enjoyable read , filled with many philosophical and metaphysical thoughts .

    Games .. well they are a lot of fun , a good experience that you can live through , something that would be impossible or out and out idiotic in real life.
    They allow people to de-stress , perhaps live out some primal urges and have a lot of fun. You can even learn things on occasion.
    It's all about how you look at it.

    You could see either as pure blood thirsty pieces .. or perhaps you could look a little deeper , not take them so literally (that one goes out to the Creationists) and just have fun .. and perhaps learn something.

    --
    The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
  2. This reminds of a time in WoW... by wilgibson · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I was doing one of The Barrens instances and we kept wiping. This mage would always say it was Gods will for us to have to start over, so we would learn. In all actuallity he was trying to tank. We booted him and got another mage, finshing it no problem.

    Now that I think of it, God was trying to teach a lesson. Not to me or the others in the party, just that mage. And the message was "That's nice, LEARN 2 PLAY!"