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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 1152207" data-attributes="member: 5100">Hmmm.... How to explain to someone to whom it's not immediately apparent? The nature of the game would seem to involve some fairly strong theologic issues. The very nature of playing a demon involves God. It is inescapable, really. Either that, or the fact that you're a demon is meaningless. Or so it would seem to me. I've played atheist characters, evil characters, pagan characters, female characters. Hey, I've even played a half-devil. It isn't the idea of playing a character (significantly) different from myself that bothers me, it's the level of... "steeping" in it that I perceive as being a very real probability in Demon. Try this: I don't mind the concept of playing a rapist (probably not my first choice, but bear with me). I don't want the game to be entirely focused on raping, though. I especially don't want it to turn into a steady stream of graphic rape scenes. Why? Because I think rape is wrong and really doubt that I would enjoy such a game. Put into a different situation, I'm very much a capitalist. I've read Marx and talked with many socialists. I really don't see any redeeming qualities in socialism (not saying someone who does is bad, just giving a foundation for where I'm at). I could easily play a socialist and enjoy it. I'd have a hard time playing as one of a group of socialists out to take down a capitalist government. I guess it boils down to fundamentals about good and evil. I don't mind a character, or even several, who qualify for "not a nice guy". I don't like a game where the entire objective or mood promotes what I consider "wrong". And religion is, of course, the strongest right/wrong there is. If someone doesn't believe God is all good, that's fine. I'll even discuss it with them. I'm a reasonable guy and it's not like I'm afraid to challenge my beliefs. I just don't think that playing a game founded around objectionable premises is 1) fun and 2) the right way to go about exploring new ideas. Note:  to stave off any devolution of the thread, I'll refrain from commenting again on the "Why" part.  I have my tastes and I'm trying to determine if Demon would fit well with them.  That's about all that matters.</blockquote>

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