From:	Mark Fender markf@******.com
Subject:	OT: We live in a world of SIN!! REPENT! REPENT!!
Date:	Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:32:25 -0500

> > Here's a thought: Maybe RPGs are evil and demonic and should rightly be
> > banned. Maybe since you're knee-deep into them, however, you can't see
> that.
> > Maybe the Religious Right is correct on this.
>
> If RPG's are evil why haven't I killed my parents yet? Why my friends
> that also play RPG are not criminals or pshycos?
>
And why do select members of the religious community kill abortion doctors?

> > There are two sides to every story, CT. Even though you might not agree
> with
> > them, neither one of you have proof to either side of your argument. If
> that
> > makes either one of you stupid, then, there you go.
>
> I agree that the coin has 2 sides. However I think I have a proof. A few
> thousands gamers around the world that are perfectly normal people, many
> of them with families, raising kids, with no tension to kill or commite
> an evil act in general. I don't think that anyone needs a better proof
> than that. And also I think that most people are intelligent enough to
> see both sides of the coin.
>
Yeah, hopefully. I'm not sure that this counts as "proof," as anyone on
either side of the argument could argue the reverse. The proportion of
people playing RPGs is much lower than those who attend church. By that
logic, more RPGers go nuts than a proportional member of church goers. Don't
get me wrong, I'm on your side. It just seemed that your last post was very
violently close-minded.

> There is always a rotten part in every community. It's not a thing that
> exists only in the RPG gamers community. It's a part of everyday life.
> Why do we have to spot specifically the crimes and evil acts that happen
> only by RPG gamers? They are not different from the other crimes and
> anyway for sure they are not caused by the RPG games.
>
Well, to be honest, there aren't a lot of crimes that can be "blamed" on
RPGs. So few happen that they become media spotlights. Not that many planes
crash every year - but it's so rare that every one is reported. It's the
same with "media" crimes.

And to be honest, let's just Praise the Lord (Or whichever higher deity you
wish to subscribe to) that Marilyn Manson doesn't play RPGs. Imagine the
pain and suffering we'd have to go through then.