ptl@fluke.UUCP (Mike Andrews) (10/19/85)
Hi,
A response to an article expressing my views on D&D raised an interesting
question. What concerns me personally about the game, and that is why
I made a point of titling the article as my own view, is that adults are
encouraging youths to play the D&D games. Here I'm refering to a
case where a local school district allows youths at school, according
to my past neighbor who teaches there, to play the game to improve their
imagination skills. Also, look at the advertising and displays you'll
find in the many hobby stores, book stores, and department stores that
sell the games. Is there any check made of how mature or stable the person
is who buys the games?
My other major concern is the way Christian terminology is used, and as I view
it, abused; and how some satan worship symbols and signs are found in some
D&D games. As a Christian I personally find it very objectionable.
So I recommend that Christians look carefully at what they do
for enjoyment, and take the time to check out what their children are
doing, too. The choice, as always, is yours.
God Bless,
Mike Andrews
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UUCP : {uw-beaver, sun, allegra, sb6, lbl-csam}!fluke!ptljs2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag) (10/25/85)
> My other major concern is the way Christian terminology is used, and as I view > it, abused; and how some satan worship symbols and signs are found in some > D&D games. As a Christian I personally find it very objectionable. > Mike Andrews Do you find this objectionable because you believe these symbols have a real power? The games I'm involved in rarely get detailed enough for the DM to actually bother to draw arcane symbols on a map or whatever. And when they do, I'm sure the DM just makes them up. But for all I know, the DM could have gone out and researched some historically used arcane symbols. I wouldn't know the difference. And I wouldn't care. I guess you must believe they have some power, or you wouldn't be so concerned about it. I thought only Satanists thought satanist symbols had any real power. A puzzled, but not hostile agnostic- -- Jeff Sonntag ihnp4!mhuxt!js2j "What would Captain Kirk say?"
jho@ihu1m.UUCP (Yosi Hoshen) (11/02/85)
In recent postings some Christians warned of the dangers of D&D. I think these people have a point. D&D could be dangerous to theists. Since some theists accept the existence of demons, deities and the supernatural, it is possible that because of their belief system they are more likely to confuse reality with imagination when playing the game. On the other hand, atheists/agnostics/skeptics are less likely to be affected by the game because their model of reality does not include creatures of the imagination and supernatural beings. -- Yosi Hoshen, AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, Illinois, Mail: ihnp4!ihu1m!jho