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So basically what you're saying is that the areligious folks here argue against a type of Christianity that is almost completely absent here?

No? Just trying to help you understand why folks bring up the subjects like they do (regular exposure, to a fair degree), and why they don't talk terribly much about the more moderate stuff (not really all that much to talk about, heh). Then there's TD1's point.

You'll also note it's not exactly absent, here, and the position is being (and has been) brought up pretty regularly in conversation by believers of varying degrees, not just other folks. S'also not like there's no conversation to be had talking to believers that aren't literalists re: how they reconcile their beliefs with the other sets of interpretation.

*And really not that common around the world either. Hell, even the Vatican accepts historical criticism as a valid theological tool!

Vatican's a long way from the states (where a good chunk of the catholic population outright rejects the vatican's authority), and pretty distant from africa and south america, too, where most of the christian populations are, heh. It's really damn common, just less so in (parts of) europe.

Like I said, from what I understand it's worse in SA and Africa than it is in the US, and in the US there's a lot of places you keep your mouth shut if you're not at least willing to act like a biblical literalist. Fair number of areas in this world where claiming the bible's a guideline in any sense or criticizing it in any way is a good way to get yourself socially ostracized (in the "good luck finding a job" sense), at best.

... looks like the Spellforce games are going for about 3 USD for everything (95% off if you get the whole bundle) over on steam, for another 46 hours or so. That... might actually be an alright price for 'em. Not the most amazing games the world's ever seen, but they're probably worth three bucks.

Hmm, why particularly do you think it's terrifying?

It means the rules -- that you're relying on to obtain salvation -- changed. Which means that they can change again. Sure, you've got assurances that it won't... but so did the believers in the old covenant. When it's about something as fundamentally important (to the folks in question, anyway) as the path to heaven, the fact that that path can change is something I think it would be reasonable to call just a titch worrying

What I understand, most that even consider that say they trust God not to deceive them or change the rules suddenly, but the bible ascribing what it does to the entity in question, that's... not something I'd call particularly assured, heh.

... if it's a disciples game, I would totally make the probably terrible decision of joining in. Not sure about allowing the player choice, though... maybe the option of a collective mulligan? Once the nations are genned, everyone can take a gander and then we can all vote for/against a reroll. Just one, mind, but one.

That's not SRW with magical girls.

Hey, there's that series of touhou SRW-style games. Fantasy Maiden Wars, checking on it. Not quite magical girl of the transforming sort, and only the first one's been translated, but it does involve a lot of girls and girl-shaped things using magic to blow each other up.

S'also Battle Moon Wars (i.e. the nasuverse one), which is again not quite MG of the normal sort, but there are girls what does the magic to murder each other in a SRW-like game system.

Probably more, but those are the only two I can recall at the moment, heh.

Considering the state and nature of the practice, I rather imagine the answer would be, "Whatever they feel like finding that day"

Painting a cat would be pretty funny though.

It's not as amusing as you'd think, especially if you're trying to avoid poisoning the cat. You'd think a green cat rolling around would be hilarious, but the novelty wears off before the discoloration does.