tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post114940097930065627..comments2024-02-13T17:30:02.808-08:00Comments on Design Synthesis - structure.function.relation: Faith as an ExcuseDeaconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03676351336106101412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post-1149552066760494082006-06-05T17:01:00.000-07:002006-06-05T17:01:00.000-07:00GregT,I don't think I was telling them to "shut up...GregT,<BR/><BR/>I don't think I was telling them to "shut up and stop talking." I never said anything of the sort. I thought my post was, in fact, a counterargument. <BR/><BR/>Content is not <I>just</I> content, because there is also <I>context</I>. <BR/><BR/>There are differences between exploration of a theme and propaganda. I was describing how the Left Behind games are propaganda and how that is clearly different from, say, Metroid or Contra or Final Fantasy or Burnout. To be fair, I did say I'd probably play it. And I never denied the right to make such a game. <BR/><BR/>I certainly never said that some kinds of potentially offensive videogame content are alright and others are not. But in a conversation about militant religious dogmatism, <I>my</I> side of the conversation is going to be how the whole thing is bullshit and dangerous for our society where that type of thinking intersects with political and social movements. See? <BR/><BR/>For the record, I was playing devil's advocate when I called for banning the use of every single medium. <BR/><BR/>My apologies if I was obtuse in some way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post-1149551148280133582006-06-05T16:45:00.000-07:002006-06-05T16:45:00.000-07:00As much as I'm not going to buy Left Behind myself...As much as I'm not going to buy Left Behind myself... I don't think you can say that some kinds of potentially offensive videogame content are alright, and others are not. Content is content. As long as consumers are able to make an informed choice as to what content they're going to expose themselves to prior to purchase, then it's nothing more than a conversation between the developers and the players. Are some conversations about militant relgious dogmatism? Sure, but they're welcome to have those conversations. Words are not guns, and neither are games. If we don't like the message in the conversation, it's our prerogative to attempt to engage the participants with a counter-argument... but not to tell them to shut up and stop talking.Greg Tannahillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823898295759037081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post-1149538470503583782006-06-05T13:14:00.000-07:002006-06-05T13:14:00.000-07:00In my defense, my neighbor does have a pretty dyna...In my defense, my neighbor does have a pretty dynamite ass.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947215225025651626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10293499.post-1149508469054258432006-06-05T04:54:00.000-07:002006-06-05T04:54:00.000-07:00I just don't understand why God didn't tell us not...I just don't understand why God didn't tell us not to destroy the planet and all the species he lovingly created. Couldn't he see into the future? Surely, not destroying his creation is more important than telling people not to covet your neighbour's ass.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905592870063005287noreply@blogger.com