Religious views of Magic the Gathering--PLEASE HELP!

This is generally because part of what makes role playing games and fantasy movies and books exiting is that they describe things that you can't really do in real life.It doesn't have to be about demons, really. Take Star Wars, which has magic (the force), near instant travels, heroes and bad guys.There are of course realistic games, like board games that simulates wars (Diplomacy, Risk), but these often appeal to different people.So in short, a game about being a salesman trying to duke it out against 'customers' using various brands of cars (creatures), neon signs (artifacts) and special prices (enchantments) would probably play the same if you look at it from a mathematical point of view, but would be utterly BORING.Sidenote: There are, or rather were, a couple of cards that had borderline sexual images, but as far as I know all the objectionable ones were removed (as in not printed anymore) quite a while ago. I have an example from my own collection if anyone would like me to scan it in. It's safe for work.This message has been edited by Melchior, 06-17-2005 05:29 PM

Well, if you are of the opinion that young people are unable to properly distinguish the difference between reality and fantasy, and are thus harmed by games that encourages escape from (some would call it denial, but that's rather strong) reality. I think this is more of a distaste of fantasy in general, and isn't based on a specific tradition of writing.Not all games are based on fantasy, though.

Necessary? No, not really. However, most people view them as just another theme, like space aliens, or life on other planets, or vikings, or super heroes. The typical sword and magic fantasy in MTG is a good theme because it contains both the familar and the impossible.Almost all people can enjoy something that exites their imagination. It's like with toys, really. Well, games ARE toys, just more elaborate ones.So what if people get into it? If the world is as filled with deamons as you seem to suggest, why would they bother about something that is essentially a game and that for almost all people just reinforce their ability to distinguish between what is real and what is just games. I think people who haven't found a way to act on their fantasies would be much more suspectible to actually doing so in a not so constructive way.

My Arch Angel disagrees with you.White is overrated, anyway. Some very good cards, yes, but it doesn't obliterate black as some people like to say it does.But yes, due to the nature of MTG, there is no favouring between the colours, and you can find just about any type of creature or object from all types of mythologies.This message has been edited by Melchior, 06-19-2005 01:18 PM