Gaming as fictitious as Religion?

[WagnerPaiva]

robzo100 said:

Just wanted to highlight the main points that resonated with me. Yeah, I like the way you view religion; can it really be thought of entirely as fiction when it's effects and impact is anything but. Which leads to the main distinction you posit; One claims to be objective and the other subjective.

hmmm...well, the person who initially wrote the bible may have very well mever intended it to be viewed as objective; perhaps besides the point but still food for thought. But again, the direction of religion is such that it's followers, more and more, one by one, are becoming more lax to the point where they pronounce their relativism more loudly in society. So muhc mroe young people (albeit I am speaking for America, from NY here) have this sort of "whatever floats your boat" attitude. They have their beliefs but recognize that beliefs are "wishy-washy."

As for Harry Potter fans not becoming as zealous as religious fanatics, I wouldn't disagree. But if you could reference some of my earlier posts relating to the community-side of gaming and where it's heading in the future as part of a general entertainment account system/virtual community, perhaps you could see how it may begin to mimic religion eventually.

I will not pretend that I can answer anything as intelligent as you just wrote, I will just say that you impressed me, not little.

I do think that even being a atheist or a "wish-washy believer in something" is not a light decision to make, even if the person pretends it is easy. We are not insane, part of our brains understand that eternity is on the line either way we choose.

I guess caring too much about entertainment can be a side-effect of not believing in a more transcedental meaning for life. so, by all accounts, color me impressed with your comment.