prejudice towards games?

[Necuno]

pointless to answer when i know it's most likely going to end in yet another retort that must KO the other person one time. this is why i said... Geniet dit hoor, because it be the last.

[larch]

No retort was just looking for an explanation to clarified what you said.

[tpex]

As far as violence and satanic symbols are conserned (Diablo and Doom with pentagrams drawn all over the place) whats more Chirstian than killing the devil?

Turning the other cheek and forgiving him? the praying for him?

[Raven Gold]

Turning the other cheek and forgiving him? the praying for him?

Oh no, but thats BLASPHEMY and satan worship!

[Tsar]

I don't under stand religious people, they won't play a game that involves killing demons, but its fine to play a game that involves killing people.

[Azimuth]

I don't under stand religious people, they won't play a game that involves killing demons, but its fine to play a game that involves killing people.

It is kinda odd, isn't it? :P

I've never really understood why satanic imagery is so offensive, anyway. I mean, it's not like pentagrams and whatnot are actually even described (or condemned, for that matter) in the christian bible. Most satanic iconography is quite modern - it's only been around for the last hundred years or so. It's not exactly orthodox or anything. In fact, in medieval christianity, the pentagram was symbolic of the christ's wounds. Its association with "witchcraft" (whatever that means, really) and its subsequent dissociation with christianity happened sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century.

And on top of that, I guess I've just never understood this fear and vilification of... shapes. As an atheist, it all looks like crazy, dark age superstition to me.

I'm genuinely curious, though. Can anyone clarify this for me?

[Tsar]

It is kinda odd, isn't it? :P

I've never really understood why satanic imagery is so offensive, anyway. I mean, it's not like pentagrams and whatnot are actually even described (or condemned, for that matter) in the christian bible. Most satanic iconography is quite modern - it's only been around for the last hundred years or so. It's not exactly orthodox or anything. In fact, in medieval christianity, the pentagram was symbolic of the christ's wounds. Its association with "witchcraft" (whatever that means, really) and its subsequent dissociation with christianity happened sometime in the late 19th or early 20th century.

And on top of that, I guess I've just never understood this fear and vilification of... shapes. As an atheist, it all looks like crazy, dark age superstition to me.

I'm genuinely curious, though. Can anyone clarify this for me?

I am an atheist myself, I have always been Never believed in god. To me religion is just remnants of the dark age. But my grandmother could not stand me playing anything with devils in as she believed it would attract bad luck.