Immersion-breaking premises

[Bobic]

So I can't get immersed at all. Maybe if Irrational had made clear that this is not Christianity, but rather a horribly twisted cult

And the difference between Christianity and a twisted cult is what?

Bigotry really doesn't belong outside the R&P section, sir. Do you have an actual point?

Are you saying bigotry is okay in the R&P section? Because I think the mods might disagree with that. Sir.
And yes, my point was that I was asking an entirely legitimate question out of curiosity. An explanation of the rather fuzzy (to me) distinction between Christianity and a horribly twisted cult would be rather appreciated.

Ma'am. Sorry - I'm a bit touchy about denigrating comments lately.


Now, the distinction between Christianity and cult is as follows: The Bible laid out room for exactly one savior. Any "prophets" or "messiahs" come late are simply writing their own take on things. They have habits of creating a cult centered around themselves, in which they are, if not revered, then placed on an equal pedastel to God. They tend to have odd "rewrites" of the Bible - golden tablets, holy cities in Arabia, personal planets - stuff like that.
Oh, and they always seem to call themselves something other than "Christian" somehow

It is arguable that Infinite is not attacking Christianity directly. But you know what? I dislike "Evils of organized religion/religious fundamentalism/religious extremism" stuff just as much. So I'm sorry, but any Aesop the game gives concerning those is still my affair.

I'm sorry, but your definition of cult could still be applied to christianity. Christianity itself is made up of many other religions, or, to take the most obvious angle, builds off of the Jewish faith, complete with a "messiah" who wrote his own take of things and built the cult around himself, placed on an equal pedastel to God. (Also, props on referring to Mormonism (Golden tablets) and possibly Islam (holy city in Arabia) as a cult in your description, however subtly. Bit hypocritical if you ask me.)

Also, while you might not like the religious cult angle, that has nothing to do with suspension of disbelief and immersion. Dangerous religious cults can, have, and do, happen. I'm not saying all religious people are nutty, but you can't call it unrealistic for a dangerous cult to form. History and current events speak against you.