tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post3073033015164227202..comments2023-05-16T15:00:50.358+02:00Comments on The Amiable Atheist: Spore and AtheistsThe Amiable Atheisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11591728632496066343noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-21917368898885676622011-05-27T18:00:06.179+02:002011-05-27T18:00:06.179+02:00The game is too much fun, but its contain is a lit...The game is too much fun, but its contain is a little bit polemic... Anyway, the creator did a fabulous job when he designed it. <br />**************************<br /><a href="http://www.iservepharmacy.com/" rel="nofollow">Buy Viagra</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-50420577788945500172008-11-02T12:24:00.000+01:002008-11-02T12:24:00.000+01:00Also, one more thing:OF COURSE THE GAME IS GOING T...Also, one more thing:<BR/><BR/>OF COURSE THE GAME IS GOING TO HAVE GODLIKE ASPECTS TO IT!<BR/><BR/>If this game WAS based completely on reality, it would be a piece of shit.<BR/><BR/>Why?<BR/><BR/>Because then there would BE NO game! How would you control a whole planet of people? In real life we only control only one person, ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Its not godlike abilities. Its just a different wayGTA_Tom_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749505856232929276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-60408333564615968592008-11-02T12:20:00.000+01:002008-11-02T12:20:00.000+01:00Oh ya, I forgot to follow up on this post. Spores ...Oh ya, I forgot to follow up on this post. Spores is a sweet game actually. The evolution aspect is pretty basic in principle, though any improvements I would suggest would only make it more complicated than it needs to be. People shouldn't be so uptight.DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267112937396907790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-92033162536537537552008-11-02T12:15:00.000+01:002008-11-02T12:15:00.000+01:00the game is really awesome actually. As an atheist...the game is really awesome actually. As an atheist and a HUGE supporter of the theory(fact) of evolution, I EXTREMELY enjoyed playing a game where i got to evolve a creature i made.<BR/><BR/>THERE ISN'T "@#$%ing" MAGIC IN SPORE. play the game. learn. What i think this guy is talkin about is how later on in the game when you become a 'space-faring' race, you can do something called 'terraforming' GTA_Tom_Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749505856232929276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-73025846447266494872008-09-03T17:51:00.000+02:002008-09-03T17:51:00.000+02:00kate,since I have not played the game I was unawar...kate,<BR/><BR/>since I have not played the game I was unaware of this aspect. I also wondered what exactly these "militant" atheists objected to, since Wright was rather vague in the interview about it.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for clearing it up!The Amiable Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591728632496066343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-87606840465075954612008-09-03T17:34:00.000+02:002008-09-03T17:34:00.000+02:00So far, only ONE article on this subject has gotte...So far, only ONE article on this subject has gotten it right. <BR/><BR/>You see, the real problem is NOT the inclusion of religion in Spore; that makes perfect sense since religion has been around for as long as humanity has.<BR/><BR/>No, the real problem is that religion in Spore grants the player MAGICAL POWERS. <BR/>This is something religion in the real world DOESN'T DO, and for a game that Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944034075024600317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-73664849074593123692008-08-28T11:01:00.000+02:002008-08-28T11:01:00.000+02:00Hey there,I think getting angry about the presence...Hey there,<BR/><BR/>I think getting angry about the presence of religion is something that should be embraced? To me it seems the common understanding is that religion had its place, and its own reasons, in a world in which we were in the dark with science, and couldn't understand the once-mysterious. Religion was that answer. Carl Sagan wrote alot about this. To have religion arise in Spore Jeremy D Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668249350136883441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-73021629275670282442008-08-16T00:47:00.000+02:002008-08-16T00:47:00.000+02:00It would be nice if we knew how many supposedly at...It would be nice if we knew how many supposedly atheist criticisms he was receiving, and precisely what they were criticizing.Larry Hamelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08788697573946266404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-25025432023862616482008-08-14T06:45:00.000+02:002008-08-14T06:45:00.000+02:00It almost seems to me like people trying to raise ...It almost seems to me like people trying to raise a fuss for lack of anything better to do.<BR/><BR/>I suppose 'Just ridiculous' does fit nicely. The militant atheist generalization really irks me. I've had it thrown in my face more then once for simply speaking my mind. These reactionary types only perpetuate that negative image. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>I'm not much of a gamer but they've been talking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-70338431447962262682008-08-12T15:39:00.000+02:002008-08-12T15:39:00.000+02:00Thanks for the comments!DB: I agree, whoever is co...Thanks for the comments!<BR/><BR/>DB: I agree, whoever is complaining about the religious aspect of this game is being ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>I do, however, have an issue with labelling them as "militant atheists". I suppose I will have to do an entry on this topic, although many people have already discussed it in detail. <BR/><BR/>I find it ridiculous that an atheist is labelled as militant The Amiable Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11591728632496066343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-37795797738742016712008-08-12T13:31:00.000+02:002008-08-12T13:31:00.000+02:00The claim by "militant atheists" is quite lame. Al...The claim by "militant atheists" is quite lame. All Sim games show some aspect of godly control. There are countless games about controlling societies or civilizations with a heavy bit of religion involved, but if those militants thought a bit they would realize that all religion is in a game is a method of controlling the people in the game...how ironic.<BR/><BR/>Kind of off the subject though, DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267112937396907790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-66315591509666634512008-08-11T23:09:00.000+02:002008-08-11T23:09:00.000+02:00I don't know much about this particular game, ...I don't know much about this particular game, but I like Will Wright and I really enjoyed his Sim City and The Sims series when I was younger. If the game is about evolving societies, and religion is a "natural phenomenon" as Dennet calls it, then having religion in the game makes sense to me. Again, I don't know how that element plays out in the game but still seems sensible.<James Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712065121280342055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-69243981639601158592008-08-11T21:39:00.000+02:002008-08-11T21:39:00.000+02:00Is it offensive? Well, not to me. It's a pretty be...Is it offensive? Well, not to me. It's a pretty benign videogame. Apparently it is offensive to some though. So they should refain from exposing themselves to it. Simple enough.ytseonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447598927738186330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2821889077260802044.post-35415081962655570982008-08-11T21:28:00.000+02:002008-08-11T21:28:00.000+02:00Bottom line is, it's a game, it should be taken as...Bottom line is, it's a game, it should be taken as a leisure activity and nothing else. Religious belief has nothing to do with it.<BR/><BR/>I loved Populous where you assumed the role of a god, that didn't mean I believed in a god, it just meant I liked the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com