I have a friend who is a Christian and he says that his mom wno't let him play the Mass Effect games because they're anti-Christian.
When I asked him to elaborate he said that it's because the game states that the Protheans existed 50 thousand years ago but according to the Christian faith, the day of Genesis began about 6000 years ago.
This is of course false as you can just point out that if the universe really were 6000 years old we wouldn't be able to see objects in the sky that are millions of light years away since light takes time to travel but that is not the point nor is the point of this post to bash Christians.
My question for Christians is do you feel that this game makes claims which contradict your faith and you find offensive? If not, how do you reconcile the claims this game makes against your faith? Do you just say "ehh, it's just a game, who cares?"
Is Mass Effect anti-Christian?
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:56
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I'd just say "Eh, it's your friends mom, who cares?"
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:56
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That's not Christian, that's young earth creationist.
Anyone who takes the Old Testament seriously needs to be beaten around the head with it.
Anyone who takes the Old Testament seriously needs to be beaten around the head with it.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:57
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I'd venture to say if his mom still makes the decisions for him he is too young to play a M rated game.....
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:58
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Only some believe that young earth theory.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:58
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It's fiction....who cares....speaking of fiction so is the belief that earth is only 6000years old.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:59
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I'm a christian and I believe God sent Bioware down to earth to make this game so no, it does not offend me.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:59
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I swear, some people take fictitious content way too seriously...
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:59
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religion vs science is way bigger than a video game. generally people who think this way can't be convinced to think otherwise.
but lets be real, jesus was a reaper.
but lets be real, jesus was a reaper.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:59
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also seriously as a Christian this is her biggest problem with this game?....priorities are all wrong.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 10:59
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He's 16, I'm 18. We play M rated games like Gears of War, Unreal Tournament III, and Dragon Age. I don't see the big deal.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:00
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bible needs interpetation, it was written thousands of years ago and was rewritten countless times.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:00
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Anyone who takes the Old Testament seriously needs to be beaten around the head with it.
Don't be an ass. You can take it seriously without going by the word-by-word interpretation of it. Besides that "6000 year old" thing came from some official in Europe sometime around the 14th century I think, it is not in the Old Testament.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:00
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If your friend(or anyone else) is not capable of separate Fantasy & Reality. Nothing much you do/say can change their mind.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:00
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no00dylan wrote...
I'm a christian and I believe God sent Bioware down to earth to make this game so no, it does not offend me.
How can you believe that, when EA owns BioWare and it's quite clear that EA is the devil?
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:01
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ReconTeam wrote...
Anyone who takes the Old Testament seriously needs to be beaten around the head with it.
Don't be an ass. You can take it seriously without going by the word-by-word understanding of it. Besides that "6000 year old" thing came from some official in Europe sometime around the 14th century I think, it is not in the Old Testament.
I think he means "literally".
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:01
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Video games should not dictate someone's spiritual/religious beliefs. I know what I believe and am happy to learn as I go on in the real world. So, no... I am not offended and I also do not care. It's just a game, not reality. :|
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:01
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No offence to your friend ....but his mom let's him play all these games but not Mass effect because of her belief in the age of earth........she has teh downs or something?Busomjack wrote...
He's 16, I'm 18. We play M rated games like Gears of War, Unreal Tournament III, and Dragon Age. I don't see the big deal.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:01
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Busomjack wrote...
I have a friend who is a Christian and he says that his mom wno't let him play the Mass Effect games because they're anti-Christian.
When I asked him to elaborate he said that it's because the game states that the Protheans existed 50 thousand years ago but according to the Christian faith, the day of Genesis began about 6000 years ago.
This is of course false as you can just point out that if the universe really were 6000 years old we wouldn't be able to see objects in the sky that are millions of light years away since light takes time to travel but that is not the point nor is the point of this post to bash Christians.
My question for Christians is do you feel that this game makes claims which contradict your faith and you find offensive? If not, how do you reconcile the claims this game makes against your faith? Do you just say "ehh, it's just a game, who cares?"
This can only happen in America.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:01
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this game ain't for kids you know, and his mom is just being protective of him.. i guess :/
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:01
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ReconTeam wrote...
Anyone who takes the Old Testament seriously needs to be beaten around the head with it.
Don't be an ass. You can take it seriously without going by the word-by-word understanding of it. Besides that "6000 year old" thing came from some official in Europe sometime around the 14th century I think, it is not in the Old Testament.
The Old Testament is nothing but hate filled propaganda.
To take it seriously is to take it's messages of hate, warmongering, racism and sexism seriously.
It is a collection of seriously messed up stories written by men with an agenda.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:01
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Tell your friends mom she is a goddamned moron, then beat her within an inch of her life with the Bible saying that if God wanted you to stop, he'd smite you where you stood.
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Posté 26 février 2010 - 11:02
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Mondo_ wrote...
Only some believe that young earth theory.
You mean not all Christians believe the universe is 6000 years old? I guess this is treading into dangerous territory. I mean, you're going to have Chrsitians on both sides claiming one side doesn't accurately represent their faith.
I think Christians should unite though and agree that the universe isn't thousands of years old since that can actually be proven false.
