Minecraft is a Biblical Game (Literally)

[Kyoufuu]

As a very devoted Catholic, I can safely say that there is absolutely no way it's a biblical game. Seriously, Notch didn't even call the new region Hell.

Actually, Notch was first going to call The Nether "Hell," but he didn't wish to cause any religious problems so he renamed it to the Slip, then The Nether. But yes, I agree, the game is just for fun. These people might also call The Sims some sort of bible game, too. Who knows. Internet, crazy stuff, huh?

(PS: I found it funny when they had the one guy talk to another play about Jesus and such, and the horrible spelling and the goofy way the characters looked, it was just classic)

Exactly. If it was meant to be biblical, he wouldn't care about 'religious problems'.

 

[Super Toast]

What a dumbass. Seriously, the guy is delusional.

 

[Stoic raptor]

Thats a troll site guys.

They pretend to be Christians reviewing games.
They do not actually mean it.

 

[Alfador_VII]

That site is incredible, most of the "reviews" are of games he refuses to play as they're M Rated.

You can't review a game you haven't played. That's even worse than taking a bribe to give a favourable review

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

Did anyone notice how Notch changed the name to The Nether's name from hell to avoid using religious terms?

Minecraft isn't religious.

 

[Folio]

-_-' Well, I'm glad they like it instead of trying to boycot it. But since when is killing demonic entities a good thing? They usually rage about a game that has a wizard casting spells!

It is quite frankly the ultimate sandbox game, but the way this person added religion into it seems forced, taking away the freedom of sandbox. The lamb of god? Well, farming reptiles just isn't that usefull if you want to survive...

But it even has zombies! Aren't those a mockery of Jesus Christ who came back to life after being dead for three days? Isn't violence an act against God? Isn't the creation of a Netherworld implying a bad influence on the person who created it? Isn't it too closely resembled to being God himself?

These are usually the main arguments about a lot of games. So why is Minecraft considered to be Christian all of the sudden?

 

[gigastrike]

-_-' Well, I'm glad they like it instead of trying to boycot it. But since when is killing demonic entities a good thing? They usually rage about a game that has a wizard casting spells!

It is quite frankly the ultimate sandbox game, but the way this person added religion into it seems forced, taking away the freedom of sandbox. The lamb of god? Well, farming reptiles just isn't that usefull if you want to survive...

But it even has zombies! Aren't those a mockery of Jesus Christ who came back to life after being dead for three days? Isn't violence an act against God? Isn't the creation of a Netherworld implying a bad influence on the person who created it? Isn't it too closely resembled to being God himself?

These are usually the main arguments about a lot of games. So why is Minecraft considered to be Christian all of the sudden?

I was wondering the same thing. I actually thought that the portals to the Nether would come across as an occult ritual to him.

 

[Folio]

-_-' Well, I'm glad they like it instead of trying to boycot it. But since when is killing demonic entities a good thing? They usually rage about a game that has a wizard casting spells!

It is quite frankly the ultimate sandbox game, but the way this person added religion into it seems forced, taking away the freedom of sandbox. The lamb of god? Well, farming reptiles just isn't that usefull if you want to survive...

But it even has zombies! Aren't those a mockery of Jesus Christ who came back to life after being dead for three days? Isn't violence an act against God? Isn't the creation of a Netherworld implying a bad influence on the person who created it? Isn't it too closely resembled to being God himself?

These are usually the main arguments about a lot of games. So why is Minecraft considered to be Christian all of the sudden?

I was wondering the same thing. I actually thought that the portals to the Nether would come across as an occult ritual to him.

Funny yet morbid thought: Do you think that if you create a Netherworld in Minecraft that you need to sacrifice something to open the door? Lots of pigs in the game...

 

[flaming_squirrel]

Really guys...there's an advert for the store which says "LOL-Love Our Lord" and yet you're still taking it seriously.

Engage brain.

 

[John the Gamer]

The bible is just a book with stories about how to survive in the ancient world and how not to die from desease from badly cooked meat, presented in a way illiterate peasants can understand.

Your understanding of the Dark Ages is embarrassingly stupid. Seriously, how do you expect "illiterate" anyone to understand any kind of book? Do you even realize what illiterate means? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you meant how the Catholic Church had only Latin Bibles and only higher-ups were allowed to learn Latin, thus giving themselves the freedom to manipulate the populace into believing whatever lie the church told them.

However, I can just as easily suspect you've never even heard of the printing press, which was invented to mass-produce books instead of relying on weary monks to copy everything by hand. The funny thing about that is, the very first books made with that machine were Bibles in all the European languages, much to the bane of the Catholic Church.

Yes I know, wiseguy. btw, I'm talking about the ancient world(see origional post). the printing press dates from 1450-something. the ancient world whould be the time in wich the bible was written, obviously.

I'm a history teacher (well sort-of anyways, still in education). What I meant with illiterate is that average people used to be too poorly educated(read: dumb) to understand the deeper meaning of biblical stories. They're just guidelines to teach you the morals of human society.(yes, just like fairy tales, basically)

Also; most stories in the bible are either excaggerated, or "stolen(/adopted)" from other, older religions.
Take for instance the story about noah's ark: It can be directly linked to a story from (one of)the mesopotamian religion(s). If you want to know; It's about a king who is searching for immortality, and then meets a man who was given immortality by the gods. This was because he was the sole survivor of a flood, wich the gods created because the humans build a city on top of the gods' city or something. If you read it you can easily spot the similarities. But it's not just christianity; it has always gone like that.

Oh, and btw: the way your reply is written makes you look like some sort of extreme-religious activist or something. I don't know if that was the intention, and I apologize if I mad you mad and/or cry, but I'd be careful about the way you write things. Could create misunderstandings. Like people who think that the bible is the one and only truth. hint: The world has changed, so it's time to change the stories to match that change. It's called progress.

Sincerely,

Me.

 

[tlozoot]

Sounds like the sort of thing I might try when desperately writing an English paper at 2am the night before it's due.

 

[Assassinscreed548]

This is the most fantastic site in the world. are you kidding me? ITS FANTASTIC. I mean Halo 3 is based upon Spartans (who in real life were notorious homosexuals) Red dead redemption is about a guy killing the last buffalo and stealing horses. and apparently it is enxt in the gran dtheft auto series.Spore FORCES children to believe in darwinism. Fable II is a gay marriage- simulator. oh wow. this is going on my bookmarks.
Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar, Xbox 360 & PS3)

5.6.2008: (Note: I have not played this game since it is rated "M" and isn't allowed on the Fellowship U campus, so I am basing this mini-review on Secular media reports.) Grand Theft Auto IV is a game designed to brain-wash players into the Atheist worldview. In it you play Nick, an immigrant recently arrived to Liberty City (a copy of New York City) who is tasked with stealing cars and murdering prostitutes.


HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE THIS SITE? ITS SOOOOO FUCKING HILARIOUS.

or this one
Bully (Rockstar, PS2, Xbox 360, PC)

10.22.2006: Bully is a very, very bad game. It promotes school violence, vandalism, disrespect for authority, and comic mischief. This was all expected when Rockstar announced their "Columbine simulator", but there's one surprise in the game no one saw coming: It teaches young boys to become homosexuals

hahahahahahhaha !!!

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

Still, there are clues to the Christian purpose of the game. The most obvious is the name: Minecraft Alpha. This is of course a reference to Jesus' revelation that He is the Alpha and the Omega (Rev. 22:13).

Or it's a reference to the testing stage it's in. Man, these Christians just get dumber and dumber... I feel sorry for the normal Christians that get the same shitty name as these guys.

OT: It's not a Christian game. Notch didn't want to call the nether hell because he didn't want religious differences in the game. But, you can give the game whatever story you want.

the player learns through trial and error to build his shelter on solid rock instead of falling sand

Actually, you can build your house wherever you want... like in the sky rather than on solid rock.

 

[Aeshi]

http://objectiveministries.org/zounds/review-minecraft.html

Its interesting how in the absence of a storyline people are able to create their own theories so readily....

So, who here agrees that Minecraft is in fact really a game based around the bible and not in fact an open sandbox game at all? Although as an offshoot discussion, does anyone at present create their own storylines around Minecraft when they're playing?

A game with no advanced technology for complete blockheads? (joke btw)

 

[vanthebaron]

religious fanatics, they are full of shit and themselves, please just ignore them.

 

[Kratenser]

im an anglican so i can kinda understand where theyre coming from with that deduction but in most respects, any game can be compared with a religion. I mean im not sure what youd compare god of war with but erm, im pretty sure theres something somewhere out there!

 

[AceAngel]

I'm more worried that many people in here, such as Ephraim J. Witchwood, are the same people who are taking this site so seriously. It's a parody site people, and all of you should be ashamed of yourselves!

 

[John the Gamer]

The bible is just a book with stories about how to survive in the ancient world and how not to die from disease from badly cooked meat, presented in a way illiterate peasants can understand.

Your understanding of the Dark Ages is embarrassingly stupid. Seriously, how do you expect "illiterate" anyone to understand any kind of book? Do you even realize what illiterate means? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you meant how the Catholic Church had only Latin Bibles and only higher-ups were allowed to learn Latin, thus giving themselves the freedom to manipulate the populace into believing whatever lie the church told them.

However, I can just as easily suspect you've never even heard of the printing press, which was invented to mass-produce books instead of relying on weary monks to copy everything by hand. The funny thing about that is, the very first books made with that machine were Bibles in all the European languages, much to the bane of the Catholic Church.

Yes I know, wiseguy. I'm talking about the ancient world(see original post). the printing press dates from 1450-something. the ancient world would be the time in which the bible was written, obviously.

I'm a history teacher (well sort-of anyways, still in education). What I meant with illiterate is that average people used to be too poorly educated(read: dumb) to understand the deeper meaning of biblical stories. They're just guidelines to teach you the morals of human society.(yes, just like fairy tales, basically)

Also; most stories in the bible are either exaggerated, or "stolen(/adopted)" from other, older religions.
Take for instance the story about Noah's ark: It can be directly linked to a story from (one of) the mesopotamian religion(s). If you want to know; It's about a king who is searching for immortality, and then meets a man who was given immortality by the gods. This was because he was the sole survivor of a flood, which the gods created because the humans build a city on top of the gods' city or something. If you read it you can easily spot the similarities. But it's not just Christianity; it has always gone like that.

Oh, and the way your reply is written makes you look like some sort of extreme-religious activist or something. I don't know if that was the intention, and I apologize if I mad you mad and/or cry, but I'd be careful about the way you write things. Could create misunderstandings. Like people who think that the Bible is the one and only truth. hint: The world has changed, so it's time to change the stories to match that change. It's called progress.

I can definitely trust you when you say that you're "still in education", and I don't just mean that you can't tell technology from literature. It's especially pathetic how you give the ultimate troll warning sign by ego-boosting yourself with the notion that anybody who disagrees with you is reduced to a sobbing mess from your words.

Sure... Gaming is fun right? And this is a site wich revolves completely around gaming, right? So why don't you just shut up with your rather insulting way of speaking, and go have some fun? It's just a joke. Ya' know, to make it more pleasing to read. If you feel like it applies to you, than that's your problem, you baby. "can't tell technology from literature" (?) didn't quite get what you meant there.

 

[zfactor]

If you read into anything far enough there are refrences to just about anything... So they're just reading way too far into Minecraft.

 

[coolguy5678]

I'm more worried that many people in here, such as Ephraim J. Witchwood, are the same people who are taking this site so seriously. It's a parody site people, and all of you should be ashamed of yourselves!

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law says it all.