Not to mention that God is ALWAYS watching you, even when you're playing a video game.
The bible also says Thou shall not kill. If you interpret having fun in a game where a fiction character prayers to another god as celebrating that fictional god, then that must also mean that if you enjoy a game where you kill someone, then that means you celebrating kill others in violation of God's commandments. Right OP?
Honestly, both of you are right and I didn't really think about that. I'm not quite sure about my religious beliefs so please don't take it as me trying to get religious people to quit gaming or using this forum. I was just curious how they managed to make it work within their belief system, and I didn't want to make any assumptions about it so that's why I asked.Is he watching you have fun killing things in games where there's killing too? Wouldn't that be... I don't know... more of a problem for pretty much every religion?
please tell me you mean yu gi oh AND cardcaptors as opposed to yugioh cardcaptors being a single proper noun because if you did mean that as a single franchise then you are officially an old person
please tell me you mean yu gi oh AND cardcaptors as opposed to yugioh cardcaptors being a single proper noun because if you did mean that as a single franchise then you are officially an old person
yep, pretty much.Any god that would care about my gaming choices is a god I have no interest in following.
It's the character the one praying, not you. No problem at all.Hi, this topic is inspired by not only Nintendo's former ban on religion in games but also the years I went to a Christian private school.
So a lot of Christians I've seen or even talked to have mentioned liking games like Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That game, and this is hardly spoilers, lets you pray to Hylia in order to get upgrades (more HP/stamina). I've always been confused about that, though. A lot of monotheistic religions have rules such as "Thou shalt have no other God before me"; how does this gel up with praying to them in games? I've heard explanations along the lines of "God knows that I don't worship them", but if you're having fun playing the games, isn't that sort of a celebration of it? Not to mention that God is ALWAYS watching you, even when you're playing a video game.
I mean I understand reading books with deities in them is one thing, but what do you religious users think about games where you as the player actively engage in plots like that?
Please note that I'm sincerely asking this question and would love to hear opinions about it; please don't make a reply along the lines of "WHY WOULD ONE FICTIONAL CHARACTER GET MAD THAT I'M PRAYING TO ANOTHER ONE LMAO". The idea of a sovereign God is important to a lot of people's lives and I feel that a question about how that applies to imagination and game-playing has merit. A lot of people don't bring up their religion in gaming-related circles, but I'd like this thread to shed some light on what the religious users here think without any judgment.
Honestly, both of you are right and I didn't really think about that. I'm not quite sure about my religious beliefs so please don't take it as me trying to get religious people to quit gaming or using this forum. I was just curious how they managed to make it work within their belief system, and I didn't want to make any assumptions about it so that's why I asked.
Honest question, OP.but if you're having fun playing the games, isn't that sort of a celebration of it? .
Oh god did the paper Mario series really hit a low where it's on a tier with 76? I've not checked in on it in a looong time.'god isn't real and neither are videogames' is what I tell myself to soothe my emotions when I have to consider the existence of fallout 76 and/or the last few paper mario titles
Well it depends on the situation i think, so lets say in mass effect im chosing to let an entire species die its basicly ok but not the character chose their fate i do, in a game sure but i couldve saved them too.Honest question, OP.
Do you play games where you kill people/animals, steal, damage stuff, swear set things on fire, etc?
Because games are really just this: games. And you should be perfectly able to distinguish real life from virtual entertainment.
That's not anywhere near what OP asked, but sure, it'd still be a game.Still waiting on that God of War DLC where you can slap Jesus across the face with his own ripped off arms.
We'll see how much it is a game when we get there.
Spoilers, we wont get there.
That's not anywhere near what OP asked, but sure, it'd still be a game.