[Discuss] "Atheism"

[05-eisonstabo at hkskole.no]

> I think this bears repeating  because the whole damn discussion circles
> around it:
>
> There is no thing like atheism in a medieval world, and much less in a
> fantasy medieval-like world. People believe in Gods. If any of your
> characters seriously claims he doesn't, I'll gladly lightning bolt him
> into serious wounds until he does.
>
> Religion has been a very central part of life for almost all of human
> existence. It's been 200 years or so that people have even started to
> doubt religion as a concept. For 99% of human history the only question
> was _which_ religion was the right one.
>
> Those who have priest characters can tell you that "no belief" or "no
> religion" does not appear in-game anywhere, it's not mentioned even
> once. All the un-converted peasants, for example, aren't atheists - they
> are followers of some local pagan religions.
>
>
> So if any ruler makes a stink about it, I'll be very harsh to him. Once
> again, did you guys READ the inalienable rights page? Among other things
> it explains WHY the rules are there - they are OOC fun preserving tools.
> They serve to ensure that everyone can play the game the way he or she
> likes.
> Babbling about "atheism" and forbidding priests is OOC fun destructive -
> it keeps people from experiencing the priest career, and thus a part of
> the game.
>
>
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does this mean that you cannot make <i> one </I> religion illegal in your
realm?


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