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<blockquote data-quote="drjones" data-source="post: 6350843" data-attributes="member: 62944">Yes but there are a lot of theological questions that go beyond 'is this thing accurately labeled A God as I know it?' such as, 'if this being is a super-powered mortal why should I follow their teachings besides fear of violence?'&nbsp; 'If the gods are simply part of the universe, where did the universe they are part of come from?'&nbsp; 'If the gods are all powerful why do humanoids suffer?'&nbsp; 'If they are not all powerful then who is above them?'&nbsp; 'If I acknowledge they exist do I still need to believe what they say and what their priests purport?'A person could no doubt write dissertations on the subject (and maybe someone has) but in the end it's a fantasy game we just make these stories up for fun.&nbsp; The answer to almost any question should be the old improv staple 'Yes and..'&nbsp; If a character wants to be a twist on a firebrand modern monotheistic atheist: 'Yes!&nbsp; And what does that mean about how they interact with the world?&nbsp; How can we get fun stories and interesting conflict out of this?'</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drjones, post: 6350843, member: 62944"] Yes but there are a lot of theological questions that go beyond 'is this thing accurately labeled A God as I know it?' such as, 'if this being is a super-powered mortal why should I follow their teachings besides fear of violence?' 'If the gods are simply part of the universe, where did the universe they are part of come from?' 'If the gods are all powerful why do humanoids suffer?' 'If they are not all powerful then who is above them?' 'If I acknowledge they exist do I still need to believe what they say and what their priests purport?' A person could no doubt write dissertations on the subject (and maybe someone has) but in the end it's a fantasy game we just make these stories up for fun. The answer to almost any question should be the old improv staple 'Yes and..' If a character wants to be a twist on a firebrand modern monotheistic atheist: 'Yes! And what does that mean about how they interact with the world? How can we get fun stories and interesting conflict out of this?' [/QUOTE]

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