Wednesday, June 22, 2005
What Did I Speak Out Against? Temp-ta-tion.
Why do some people feel that, if they can't see it, it can't see them?
I remember reading an article on Christian video game companies a few months back (sorry, Google pulls up nothing). The head of one of the companies talked about the kinds of games Christian gamers sought out (I, personally, happen to like Grand Theft Auto, but that's another story), but said that they preferred to stay away from MMORPGs. Why? Because in games like Everquest and World of Warcraft, there's the possibility to make an evil character.
And I think, if there's the possibility of making an evil character, then why aren't more Christian gamers flocking to these games? I mean, I play games like Fable and The Sims, where one has complete control over their character's moral choices. In Fable, one can be a crusader for good or evil incarnate. In The Sims, your little digital people can have happy, eventful lives, or you can seal them up in their houses and watch them slowly die. And every time I played these games, I took on the role of the good guy. Why? Because it makes me feel bad when I do bad things when other options exist. Sure, as I said, I play games like Grand Theft Auto, where the main character is a freaking mass murderer, but given an actual choice between good and evil in a video game, I will always, always go for good.
But some people fear knowledge, fear temptation. They'd rather ignore the whole mess than stare at it, face-on, and renounce it. It's what Neal Horsley admitted to when he said we needed laws to make sure he never groked with a farm animal again. It's what the head of Generation Life admitted to when she said Kinsey was responsible for introducing her to "the devastating consequences of sexually transmitted diseases, pornography, and abortion", implying that she'd rather live her life blissfully unaware of things that actually exist.
Well, I say, give it to me. Give it all to me. I want to hear how low my fellow man can go. I want to hear about hate, murder, rape, genocide, abuse, abandonment. I want to look upon the seven deadly sins in all their forms. And do know why?
Because I can say, "No."
What's your excuse?
UPDATE: I found the article, but it's been archived. However, the first comment here talks about the whole MMORPG thing.
I remember reading an article on Christian video game companies a few months back (sorry, Google pulls up nothing). The head of one of the companies talked about the kinds of games Christian gamers sought out (I, personally, happen to like Grand Theft Auto, but that's another story), but said that they preferred to stay away from MMORPGs. Why? Because in games like Everquest and World of Warcraft, there's the possibility to make an evil character.
And I think, if there's the possibility of making an evil character, then why aren't more Christian gamers flocking to these games? I mean, I play games like Fable and The Sims, where one has complete control over their character's moral choices. In Fable, one can be a crusader for good or evil incarnate. In The Sims, your little digital people can have happy, eventful lives, or you can seal them up in their houses and watch them slowly die. And every time I played these games, I took on the role of the good guy. Why? Because it makes me feel bad when I do bad things when other options exist. Sure, as I said, I play games like Grand Theft Auto, where the main character is a freaking mass murderer, but given an actual choice between good and evil in a video game, I will always, always go for good.
But some people fear knowledge, fear temptation. They'd rather ignore the whole mess than stare at it, face-on, and renounce it. It's what Neal Horsley admitted to when he said we needed laws to make sure he never groked with a farm animal again. It's what the head of Generation Life admitted to when she said Kinsey was responsible for introducing her to "the devastating consequences of sexually transmitted diseases, pornography, and abortion", implying that she'd rather live her life blissfully unaware of things that actually exist.
Well, I say, give it to me. Give it all to me. I want to hear how low my fellow man can go. I want to hear about hate, murder, rape, genocide, abuse, abandonment. I want to look upon the seven deadly sins in all their forms. And do know why?
Because I can say, "No."
What's your excuse?
UPDATE: I found the article, but it's been archived. However, the first comment here talks about the whole MMORPG thing.
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Wow. Have these people just been put in their place by a 17-year-old?
Justin, sometimes your genius and eloquence scares me.
Brilliant post.
Justin, sometimes your genius and eloquence scares me.
Brilliant post.
Thanks very much. I'm just tired of people viewing their pocket of the world as a giant biodome. It's not. Sometimes the bad things get in, and you have to deal with it. Innocence works for kids, not adults with jobs and families.
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