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On August 28 2012 01:54 fishjie wrote:
i'd love to go battle it out against christians
as an ex-christian its pretty clear that the vast majority of christians never read the bible, and those that do, become ex christians, so it'd be nice to compete against the nubs in the church.
That's entirely untrue. I can say that for myself and many people around me! 
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On August 28 2012 01:09 Rimstalker wrote:
I'd love some re-enacting of scenes from the old testament.
Like you'd roll one die for which 'part', one for 'verse' and one for 'chapter'
Just hope you don't roll "Song of Songs". Or rather, I hope that happens. The results would be lulz.
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On August 28 2012 02:02 Sif_ wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2012 01:54 fishjie wrote:
i'd love to go battle it out against christians
as an ex-christian its pretty clear that the vast majority of christians never read the bible, and those that do, become ex christians, so it'd be nice to compete against the nubs in the church. That's entirely untrue. I can say that for myself and many people around me!
same here
might've been the community he was in.
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uh oh this thread will end well. (: id say i am pretty good at biblical knowledge. i wonder if they will include the catholic chapters or if its just protestant.
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On August 28 2012 02:23 WniO wrote:
uh oh this thread will end well. (: id say i am pretty good at biblical knowledge. i wonder if they will include the catholic chapters or if its just protestant.
Wait what? They have separate chapters?
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On August 28 2012 02:23 WniO wrote:
uh oh this thread will end well. (: id say i am pretty good at biblical knowledge. i wonder if they will include the catholic chapters or if its just protestant.
i wonder what sort of questions they'd ask? given how different interpretations of the bible have led to wars before, how will they interpret the bible on their show?
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On August 28 2012 02:26 Warlock40 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2012 02:23 WniO wrote:
uh oh this thread will end well. (: id say i am pretty good at biblical knowledge. i wonder if they will include the catholic chapters or if its just protestant. Wait what? They have separate chapters?
The catholic bible has 7 books that the protestant bible doesn't on the old testament
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Marilyn Manson was right.
"God is in the TV"
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On August 28 2012 02:28 Shady Sands wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2012 02:23 WniO wrote:
uh oh this thread will end well. (: id say i am pretty good at biblical knowledge. i wonder if they will include the catholic chapters or if its just protestant. i wonder what sort of questions they'd ask? given how different interpretations of the bible have led to wars before, how will they interpret the bible on their show?
My guess would be they'd steer away from any actual interpretation at all, and stick to just asking trivia about trivial things. Like "which sea did Moses part?" or "name all the sons of Abraham". If they include theology at all it'll be in questions like "Which of the following denominations does not subscribe to the theory of evolution?" Of course it would be very easy to 'rig' the questions of a show like this to support some kind of agenda, both liberal or conservative. But assuming the people doing this aren't trying to do that, I'd wager they'll stay clear of anything controversial so that the show can appeal to anyone with some interest in the Bible, regardless of their personal views on it.
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On August 28 2012 02:39 nadafanboy42 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2012 02:28 Shady Sands wrote:On August 28 2012 02:23 WniO wrote:
uh oh this thread will end well. (: id say i am pretty good at biblical knowledge. i wonder if they will include the catholic chapters or if its just protestant. i wonder what sort of questions they'd ask? given how different interpretations of the bible have led to wars before, how will they interpret the bible on their show? My guess would be they'd steer away from any actual interpretation at all, and stick to just asking trivia about trivial things. Like "which sea did Moses part?" or "name all the sons of Abraham". If they include theology at all it'll be in questions like "Which of the following denominations does not subscribe to the theory of evolution?" Of course it would be very easy to 'rig' the questions of a show like this to support some kind of agenda, both liberal or conservative. But assuming the people doing this aren't trying to do that, I'd wager they'll stay clear of anything controversial so that the show can appeal to anyone with some interest in the Bible, regardless of their personal views on it.
One thing that would tickle me to no end would be if a self-avowed atheist (or god forbid, a Muslim--likely since the Quran draws extensively on the Bible for info) won the show in front of a conservative christian audience.
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On August 28 2012 01:54 fishjie wrote:
i'd love to go battle it out against christians
as an ex-christian its pretty clear that the vast majority of christians never read the bible, and those that do, become ex christians, so it'd be nice to compete against the nubs in the church.
Dissecting that last sentence "as an ex-christian its pretty clear that the vast majority of christians never read the bible." Curious, what authority does being an "ex-christian" give you in determining whether all Christians read the bible? Many people become Christians only after reading the bible. Most of the Christians in the world don't even speak your language. Can you really speak for them?
And then "those that do, become ex christians." What? Would Christianity really be one of the most popular religions in the world if everyone who read their book ceased being a Christian?
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Well, I'm a Christian (Catholic) and I would like to see more games that don't challenge a Christian conscience so much, or say, are more compatible with Christian morality and sensibilities... and to find a game actually grounded in Christian values would be cool. Except you can't really make an arcade game titled Adventures of Moses: From the Land of Egypt. It won't work like that. You're pretty much limited to quizzes for knowledge or solving morality case studies but the latter could be icky and send the wrong vibes. For me, I guess I'd like more sensitivity to some things in games. For starters, if you didn't have to kill non-combatants like SCVs in RTS games. 
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On August 28 2012 02:57 Sinensis wrote:Show nested quote +On August 28 2012 01:54 fishjie wrote:
i'd love to go battle it out against christians
as an ex-christian its pretty clear that the vast majority of christians never read the bible, and those that do, become ex christians, so it'd be nice to compete against the nubs in the church. Dissecting that last sentence "as an ex-christian its pretty clear that the vast majority of christians never read the bible." Curious, what authority does being an "ex-christian" give you in determining whether all Christians read the bible? Many people become Christians only after reading the bible. Most of the Christians in the world don't even speak your language. Can you really speak for them? And then "those that do, become ex christians." What? Would Christianity really be one of the most popular religions in the world if everyone who read their book ceased being a Christian?
well, its really simple. having gone to multiple churches in my life, it was obvious that the vast majority of christians i talked to had never read the bible. they even admitted to it! their knowledge was limited to what they heard the preacher read on sunday. then there are the christians you hear and read about on the news who complain about the gruesome violence and sex on tv or literature. its painfully obvious they've never read the old testemant, which should be rated NC-17 for the incest, rape, genocide, and depravity it describes. then there are the christians you hear and read about on the news complaining about gay marriage and whining that marriage has been REDEFINED! also painfully obvious they've never read the old testemant where marriage was defined as polygamy. king david, the hero of the bible, had tons of concubines. solomon, the wisest guy in history, had even more. again, painfully obvious christians have never even bothered to read their own shit.
most people become christians because their parents were christians, not because they read the bible. the religion of your parents is a far more predictive indicator of what your own religion will be.
as for your last sentence, the reason christianity is one of the most popular religions in the world is specifically because the vast majority of the believers have never read it (that and because rome adopted it, followed up by a successful campaign of persecution of enemy religions in the middle ages and up to present day). duh? i mean would scientology be one of the most popular religions in the world is people actually knew the idiotic crap that scientologists believed? exaaaaaaaaactly. same deal.
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On August 28 2012 03:08 fishjie wrote:
most people become christians because their parents were christians, not because they read the bible. the religion of your parents is a far more predictive indicator of what your own religion will be.
as for your last sentence, the reason christianity is one of the most popular religions in the world is specifically because the vast majority of the believers have never read it (that and because rome adopted it, followed up by a successful campaign of persecution of enemy religions in the middle ages and up to present day). duh? i mean would scientology be one of the most popular religions in the world is people actually knew the idiotic crap that scientologists believed? exaaaaaaaaactly. same deal.
You hit the nail on the head sir.
Most people are christians because their parents are. Currently over here, islam gets a lot of flac because some people have put the quran under scrutiny. Guess what? It is the same crap in any religious book pretty much.
Time to leave all this behind us and define moral and codes of conduct without having to refer to fairy tales written 3k years ago?
edit: actually, there is only one god ... and his name is Flash.
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I dont believe in god its the first point and the second point is "charity"
mb more little boys for the church is needed for the future.....
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It saddens me to say this as an American and a scientist.....but this is a game show Americans can actually play. General knowledge game shows just devolved into some of the most brainless trivia questions anyway.
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bible trivia is not brainless, it is a deep and rich book that has much cultural, religious, and historical significance.
it would also make for entertaining TV. if they went with some of the more awesome passages...
summoning she bears to maul kids to death, a judge sacrificing daughter as a sacrifice to YHWH, stabbing a fat dude so hard in the stomach that it gets enveloped within the fat and then the dude shits himself, a concubine getting gang raped to death causing the husband to dismember the corpse in anger and send it to all the tribes in israel asking for vengeance (they slaughter the tribe of benjamin, but after feeling guilty, let them repopulate by having them just abduct various women on the way to a festival), and various other slaughter and wanton destruction and genocide, all would be great.
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Interesting idea...not sure what to say about this.
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However, being well read in the Bible is an admirable trait. Though it is not as prevalent as I wish, someday, we will see Old Testament gods and figures like King David will appear in video games like Zeus does. The Fate series did an interesting take on Biblical figures like they did with every other mythical character.
Should I have kids one day, I will teach them about the Bible the same way I will about the Iliad. This is not 100 percent bad news.
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On August 28 2012 03:39 Shiragaku wrote:
However, being well read in the Bible is an admirable trait. Though it is not as prevalent as I wish, someday, we will see Old Testament gods and figures like King David will appear in video games like Zeus does. The Fate series did an interesting take on Biblical figures like they did with every other mythical character.
Should I have kids one day, I will teach them about the Bible the same way I will about the Iliad. This is not 100 percent bad news.
except for the kids. if summer reading = bible, there will be no one that actually does it
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