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<blockquote data-quote="cignus_pfaccari" data-source="post: 3836690" data-attributes="member: 14557">In settings like the FR, where deities come on down to their favored servants' house for breakfast in bed, atheism is kind of hard to pull off.&nbsp; Sort of like Terry Pratchett's &quot;Not only do the gods believe in you, they throw bricks through your window.&quot;&nbsp; In settings like Eberron, it's a bit easier to pull off, especially since you don't HAVE to worship a deity to be a cleric and cast spells.However, in any setting, you can have them use &quot;opiate of the masses&quot; as their issue, and with that fantasy communists can work easily, you can have them be rabid anti-theists due to deific corruption:&quot;Yes, Pelor exists, we can all see that.&nbsp; But what does he really do for you?&nbsp; The sun goes along whether or not he personifies it.&nbsp; He accepts your sacrifices and tithes for doing what he should be doing anyway!&nbsp; And if you don't sacrifice to him, he hides and refuses to work, or even retaliates?&nbsp; That's a protection racket!!!&quot;Brad</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cignus_pfaccari, post: 3836690, member: 14557"] In settings like the FR, where deities come on down to their favored servants' house for breakfast in bed, atheism is kind of hard to pull off. Sort of like Terry Pratchett's "Not only do the gods believe in you, they throw bricks through your window." In settings like Eberron, it's a bit easier to pull off, especially since you don't HAVE to worship a deity to be a cleric and cast spells. However, in any setting, you can have them use "opiate of the masses" as their issue, and with that fantasy communists can work easily, you can have them be rabid anti-theists due to deific corruption: "Yes, Pelor exists, we can all see that. But what does he really do for you? The sun goes along whether or not he personifies it. He accepts your sacrifices and tithes for doing what he should be doing anyway! And if you don't sacrifice to him, he hides and refuses to work, or even retaliates? That's a protection racket!!!" Brad [/QUOTE]

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