I realize there was violence in the bible. The violence in games are scarcely related to God or Jesus. They depict violence in a gratifying way. And, playing games too often can take away too much time where you could be praying or spreading gods word. Some people become obsessed with games, practically worshiping them. Eventually, they may lose their connection with God, because they have become so absorbed in gaming. My point is, it is a sin to worship something other than god. It is called 'Idolizing'. God is priority. But restating my first question, do you think that game playing can lead to atheism, keeping in mind the things i have stated above? Im simply asking for a second opinion, not trolling or fishing or whatever else you my call it.
No you're just a whackjob. People don't worship games they buy and play them for entertainment. There are influences in everything and violence in games is not a strong one because they know it isn't real. When your puny "real" religion comes along and preaches everything in it is real that is a bigger influence - so yeah, I'm gonna pray to an unproven God and hopes he forgives me for worshipping a game.
No, I'm not going to be nice about this, you put "Atheism in Relation to Game Playing" - and then you pulled a fast one by trying to rip on Atheism which, undoubtedly is a more logical and reasonable approach to "the meaning of the universe".
It's quite a shame actually - people moaning about others having no faith, it ironically makes me lose faith in humanity.
Obsessed i've seen, practically worshiping...never.
To be quite fair I would worship Fable 1 before I worship any deity because Fable 1 made my think about my morality - I developed my own (because I have free will) and eventually disagreed with the Bible and other religious archives on a variety of different topics. So, middle finger to an under-developed 2thousand year old book, and a weeping for those who still follow it.
Pfft. No. They aren't related. I can tell you that I became an Atheist LONG before I ever started gaming.
Me? No. I started gaming at roughly the same time - yeah, I played Operation Flashpoint at the age of 6 I believe (Yep, I know that's young) but because of (what I think is) good parenting I am aware of some things - I don't know how to put it but basically I was aware of what I would do (which is partially due to Fable 1's fault, lol) and whether it was a good or bad thing. Right now, I can play the most violent games and watch the most disgusting videos - it won't effect me nearly as much as you'd think. I keep an open mind and an outside perspective (mostly), but what you say is, true or not, a stupid thing to imply.
You said you were Christian - I know people who always find sly ways to rip on others religions and / or races. Can you really blame me?
Oh, and guess what? They're often religious.
Religion is racist, you might say. And you know what? It probably is - look at the slave trade, I hate to bring this up but yeah - religion was the leader of that time and it caused so much depression, oppression and lack of human rights. By not using slavery are you not defying God's will?
No, don't do it.
then you have to gently lead them by the hand and explain that video games aren't going to lead you anywhere.
If they can't use logic to realize God isn't real chances are they're not going to use logic.
Or they're those idiots who use what they can in what situation they're in, but if it's used against them they're like "Err.. no".
I don't think Atheists to be pro violence at all.
I believe Atheists as nothing, really. There's a huge variety of Atheists (and not so much for a religious sect), for instance, I'm 14, I own a blog, I'm making 2 stories and I am what you'd probably call a "nerd".
Any other Atheists wanna pop up and give their information?
Plus LOL, I find Atheists to be more intelligent - I can ask someone in the highest set of a class what religion they follow and usually they don't follow one to any huge degree (or even to a degree) - if I ask a lower set they're like "Urgghermmm.. I 'unno."
The most insulting thing I think about this argument is how he came here as if God was real - or indefinitely proven to be. Look at any Christian vs Atheism thread of any sort (Christianity FTW is a good one), and you'll see that Atheists use logic and rarely Christians have much to back themselves up. It's a stupid thing to come here and assume people will give a crap on a topic that for me at least, is incredibly off-topic to ANYTHING.
Anyway, /end rant, I know I could've gone over that better - but hell I don't feel like being kind to people like him anymore because unless I invest so much time doing it, it's not gonna pay off (and I don't consider "so much time" to convince one to five people something that has payed off).
- H
