I’m open to a more charitable interpretation.
I suggest you read his words.
"The Satanic Panic never really died? Guess it didn’t for some!". Then he presented evidence to support his thesis.
I’m open to a more charitable interpretation.
LOOK AT THIS PENTAGRAM
EVERY TIME I DO I SUMMON GRAZ'ZT
Y'know, there actually are Christian RPGs. Just like there's Christian Rock and ChristianMingle.But since I'm not going to host a "roleplaying games are wicked" program to accompany a potential D&D program,
Is Satanic Panic a uniquely American phenomena. are any other countries affected?
(I know theres a local ‘Cult Watch’ in my country but nothing thats ever appeared in any mainstream media or conciousness)
Well, at minimum Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
I prefer to shout Hastur three times. Eventually, I'll manage to make it stop ignoring me!
Is Satanic Panic a uniquely American phenomena. are any other countries affected?
Those which are non-falsifiable do not contradict objective reality - by definition. We can show someone the D&D rulebooks, and show that there are no instructions for actually enacting magic of any kind within their covers - that claim is falsifiable.
I suggest you read his words.
"The Satanic Panic never really died? Guess it didn’t for some!".
This is, of course, true and obvious to any observer.Sorry, but this is utter blather. Most religious assertions are non-falsifiable; if they weren't, then priests, imams, gurus and lamas would be out of a job in no time.
In this particular case, how do you demonstrate that Satan has not influenced the authors?
People are remarkably consistent in one thing - how they value certain beliefs, and lambast others based on their own cultural conditioning. We often think that our own perspective (secular, Western, liberal) grants us some kind of immunity to prejudice; it does not.
Dig a little deeper into your predicates, here, and you will find your prejudice is alive and well.
Clearly he meant, "In the event that you encounter someone who for religious believes sincerely believes that gaming is spiritually dangerous, how do you respond to that belief with sensitivity rather than being dismissive of it?"
And obviously, that tone really set the stage for the useful and inclusive discussion that has followed.