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<blockquote data-quote="R_Chance" data-source="post: 8047523" data-attributes="member: 55149">I know. But, you're only getting an answer if they feel like giving one. I think on minor matters they are going to get quiet. Not on the big stuff, just the little bits. And since when haven't people been willing to argue the little bits, or for that matter commit mass murder over them anyway? And the gods might not say too much on the small things. In a universe where worshippers = power they might want to keep a &quot;big tent&quot; and maximize their influence / power.You are equating &quot;Good&quot; with &quot;right&quot;, because we all know, in real life, that &quot;Evil&quot; is &quot;wrong&quot;. Not so much in D&amp;D. When being evil is an acceptable (I almost said good <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> ) option, then people can feel &quot;righteous&quot; about being it. It's the manichaean concept or dualistic concept. Two gods, one Good and one Evil are struggling, and you have a choice to make. They are equal. Christianity picked up on the idea of Good vs. Evil, but Evil is not really a choice. The bad guy is a fallen minion of good, not a god. In D&amp;D it's more complex because it's not a choice between two gods or ideals of course.Most of what I've been talking about lately is Law and Chaos. Still this applies to Good and Evil as well. The alignments and their attendant religions are options taken up by different cultures / nations&nbsp; or individuals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="R_Chance, post: 8047523, member: 55149"] I know. But, you're only getting an answer if they feel like giving one. I think on minor matters they are going to get quiet. Not on the big stuff, just the little bits. And since when haven't people been willing to argue the little bits, or for that matter commit mass murder over them anyway? And the gods might not say too much on the small things. In a universe where worshippers = power they might want to keep a "big tent" and maximize their influence / power. You are equating "Good" with "right", because we all know, in real life, that "Evil" is "wrong". Not so much in D&D. When being evil is an acceptable (I almost said good :D ) option, then people can feel "righteous" about being it. It's the manichaean concept or dualistic concept. Two gods, one Good and one Evil are struggling, and you have a choice to make. They are equal. Christianity picked up on the idea of Good vs. Evil, but Evil is not really a choice. The bad guy is a fallen minion of good, not a god. In D&D it's more complex because it's not a choice between two gods or ideals of course. Most of what I've been talking about lately is Law and Chaos. Still this applies to Good and Evil as well. The alignments and their attendant religions are options taken up by different cultures / nations or individuals. [/QUOTE]

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