Is new Bioware agaisnt christianity?

I think they are anti everything, but if your overweight, lesbian, have more metal stuck in your face than a steel warehouse, purple hair, tattoos on everything but your pride, and eat nothing but stuff that makes your poo green, then your the perfect Bioware person.

What are you talking about ?

Although I have to say it was only through the Glory and Mercy of God that in His Love for us He made sure that not only did my partner and I lose a child at 3 months, she had to basically give birth to the dead foetus which was excruciatingly painful and emotionally awful.
I am thankful that in His Wisdom and Grace He put us through that to appreciate his true Glory.

Bunch of fucktards the lot of you, of all brands and stripes.

I disagree with that. I browsed a few weeks ago a book from a french author who was supporting the thesis that God doesn't exist. One of his main arguments was along the lines "if a God existed, there wouldn't be all these bad things happening on Earth !". This argument also comes back often in the mouth of atheists in forums. I find it thoughless and immature. I know vonuber is more intelligent than that.


About the relgious and miracles, I don't know. I think, at least in Europe, most religious are very careful nowadays before claiming for a miracle. Some of them are even questioning the miracles described in the Gospels and stating that they believe "despite the miracles" (!). I assume it's different in the United States, where the "secularization" is less important.     

Quite. I am sure the same people would say my two girls are a blessing from god, whilst ignoring the one who didn't make it.

If a higher power or 'god' created everything, all the good things, and all the bad things then the point of worshiping them completely escapes me as they clearly don't have our wellbeing at heart. Some of the best people I have ever met, have had some of the worst luck, while evil arseholes coast through life, and don't even get me started on the daily atrocities in the news every day. If this 'god' does not have the power or desire to look after what is good in the universe, what's the chance that they have a lovely kingdom for all those who are 'good' after death? To me it is a nonsense.

I also believe that it is very unlikely that the big bang was caused by intelligent design, but if it was I'd guess they're long dead by now.

Re OP: I don't think BW are against christianity, I think they want to raise questions about religion and belief in general and encourage players to think about these questions.

Most Christian vs. Atheis debates I've seen come down to attacking or defending some popular cliches.

The best way to stop this kind of idiotic discussion is asking either side "have you read the book?"

Not to mention that no one is going to instantly drop their beliefs they've held for years (or lack thereof) from an online argument they had with a complete stranger.

I am an atheist. I try not to be a jerk about it (but it happens, I guess).

- I played DAI, and managed to enjoy it without cringing every other second because I was playing as the head of the friggen INQUISITION. I enjoyed the characters and stories and music and quests. I got over it.

- I remember an older woman crying in one of my college classes because she had accidentally let her child read Harry Potter without realizing it was "devilish and anti-christian". I figured she had the right to raise her kids how she wanted. I got over it.

- I was on a field trip out west, and looking at displays of the natural arches in Arches National Park. I listened as a father explained to his kid that the arches formed when God poked his finger through them (instead of reading the cool displays that explained how they really formed). I hoped the kid would take a geology class in school one day, but figured it was none of my business either way. I got over it.

- I sat silently while my hairdresser tried to explain how Gandalf was a symbolic for Jesus in the Lord of the Rings, even though Tolkien was famous for despising allegory. I realized she needed this to allow her kids to watch it without "corrupting" them. I got over it.

- Now I sit and read posts insinuating that Bioware is playing it safe with their writing and pandering to atheists because Ryder doesn't get to proclaim that God is an awesome god. I laugh and sigh at the state of the world. Because I am over it.

Head of the Inquisition or not. You can tell Cassandra you don't believe in the creator and still be head of the Inquisition. I never once said, I'm a believer in that game, nor did I ever claim to be the chosen of Andraste.

Same with MEA. You can deny Suvi's claim right from the start. That's the beauty of it. Noone forces you into anything you aren't comfortable playing.

I have forced myself through that atrocious piece of literature. And enough of the other one as well. Gaaawwd really is the epicenter of bad writing.