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| | :Finally, you already said that. And LT, a sysop, posted above. So what's the point of that last paragraph? [[User:EBrown|EBrown]] 18:19, 24 June 2008 (EDT) | | :Finally, you already said that. And LT, a sysop, posted above. So what's the point of that last paragraph? [[User:EBrown|EBrown]] 18:19, 24 June 2008 (EDT) |
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| − | ::*Sigh*. No. I'm not. I'm really not. I'm saying that a lot of D&D players have moral and philosophical viewpoints troubling to Christians. Spin that any way you want; it remains the truth. Worship of self is every bit as spiritually destructive as worship of Satan...moreso, I'd say, since many of the same people who can clearly see that worshipping Satan isn't a great idea fall victim to the church of "It's all about me." | + | ::Sigh. No. I'm not. I'm really not. I'm saying that a lot of D&D players have moral and philosophical viewpoints troubling to Christians. Spin that any way you want; it remains the truth. Worship of self is every bit as spiritually destructive as worship of Satan...moreso, I'd say, since many of the same people who can clearly see that worshipping Satan isn't a great idea fall victim to the church of "It's all about me." |
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| | ::Spin that any way you like; it remains true. I think your impassioned defense of LaVey really helps prove my point on that matter. I say that many D&D players have philosophies that aren't compatible with Christianity; you deny it, and then immediately begin defending LaVeyan Satanism as if it would be compatible with Christianity if only those darned Christians understood what it was all about. | | ::Spin that any way you like; it remains true. I think your impassioned defense of LaVey really helps prove my point on that matter. I say that many D&D players have philosophies that aren't compatible with Christianity; you deny it, and then immediately begin defending LaVeyan Satanism as if it would be compatible with Christianity if only those darned Christians understood what it was all about. |
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| − | ::We understand; we just reject the notion that "Do as you will" should be the whole of the law. | + | ::We understand; we just reject the notion that "Do as you will" should be the whole of the law. Likewise, some of us understand roleplaying games quite well, and still consider them to be of potential concern. It may be hard to imagine that someone could examine the same evidence as you and not come to the same conclusion...but, believe it or not, it happens. |
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| | ::At any rate, I'm a man of my word: one SysOp didn't have a problem with the article, while another agreed that it was a bit too much of a lecture for an encyclopedia. I have revised it accordingly. | | ::At any rate, I'm a man of my word: one SysOp didn't have a problem with the article, while another agreed that it was a bit too much of a lecture for an encyclopedia. I have revised it accordingly. |