Just because I care… Religion + Game Development = Idiocy
So normally this would be a tweet but the quote is too long:
event though I am an atheist, and vehemently against all religions and their backwards modes of thought, I can respect people who do believe in their respective religion, especially when they're not preaching or encroaching upon others' beliefs
-mastersmith (a GameDev.net Forums member)
So calling people backwards is a sign of respect now? Man, how words change...wait no, I think it's still insulting. Oh wait, he only respects people when they're not actually voicing their believes. At that point they're encroaching on your believe of...well...nothing. Now, I don't know this guy but this single post makes me think he's an idiot. Not even just stupid, but actually mentally deficient to the point that we should consider removing him from society. I'm sure he's not that bad of a person, he's a budding game developer after all and we all know how I just love all game developers . Not everyone is aware, I've developed some serious displeasure with Cliffy B and Peter Molyneux (I wanted to say hate but that's just too strong a word) over the years. That however, is another story for another time.
Anyway, this thread spawned from some ridiculous religious backlash to some kid looking to create this grandiose Bible-based video game. The thread has been locked (although there is a new one without all the flames). I've honestly never seen this side of GD. It's kinda perplexing really...
So much for a short tweet...
July 15th, 2009 - 13:39
Perhaps he meant he respects faith, but not destructive religiously-spawned thought patterns. That, I understand. Furthermore, faith is something I both envy and criticize, and it's not hard to see how this opinion can seem paradoxical.