Science VS Religion effect: Andromeda

Was this the hidden plot behind the now defunct Mass Effect Andromeda franchise?


(I will assume you have played the game and be vague but there may be very mild spoilers)

As we know BioWare often hide these sorts of things in order to point them out later.

Creator vs Created for example.

It was the hidden theme that would eventually become the entire point of the game. Everything leads back to 'Creator vs Created' and the Catalyst logic.

In Mass Effect Andromeda we are introduced to the concept of science and religion intertwined, on several occasions.

First through Suvi who offers you the choice to be an atheist and later through others.

Angaran reincarnation is presented and then debunked vaguely enough to leave it a valid explanation, you can be dismissive of this. Asari melding and sharing memories is also brought in at this point and romancing PeeBee is almost like one of those spiritual stoner scenes from a send up of the 1970's.

We also have the question of the Angara themselves, Jaals reaction to spoilery details and the question you should have asked yourselves; Do Angara have souls and does a soul even matter if they don't? What ctural shifts will this cause?

And of course the Kett, who have tied the science behind genetics to a religion not unlike the Qun. The generic evil religious types.

Is the overall message of Mass Effect Andromeda that science and religion are incompatible with one another and you should choose a side?

If yes is this yet more influence from the left wing of politics creeping into entertainment?

And have we dodged a bullet with the game on hiatus?


Let me know in the comments section below.


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