tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post4599761327783390894..comments2024-03-14T10:32:29.233-05:00Comments on Blood of Prokopius: Meditating on HorrorFrDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-31583177901394987442011-11-04T13:07:44.748-05:002011-11-04T13:07:44.748-05:00@Zac
I'd think that would be a "false pro...@Zac<br /><i>I'd think that would be a "false prophet" kind of thing rather than a clear implication against philosophical naturalism or secularism.</i><br /><br />Atheism always falls under this category, no matter what particular guise it happens to be wearing. When we get rid of God (an eternal, unchanging and external source of morality and ethics) there is no foundation upon which moral or ethical behavior can be based. What is ethical or moral is determined by who has power and the will and means to use it. Even if we dress it up as Law or the State or whatever, it always boils down to the guy (or group of guys) who is willing to force their will upon everybody else — false prophets. Due to the reality that human beings have free will there will always be those who will be unwilling to go with the program. Atheist societies have almost always solved this problem with gulags, concentration camps and firing squads.FrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-62661363407350317372011-11-04T05:49:42.813-05:002011-11-04T05:49:42.813-05:00I like a lot of your take on horror. Supernatural ...I like a lot of your take on horror. Supernatural horror isn't scary for itself, only for a horror presenter's artistic ability to use suspense and imagery to turn our misfiring brain wires against us for awhile.<br /><br />but<br /><br />I happen not to think there's anyone in charge of the whole Universe. I also don't share with many out atheists the delusion that getting rid of religion could solve the world's problems, nor that the mere conclusion "no God" is somehow proof of their greater rationality and intelligence.<br /><br />But it seems the main examples you could have of the darkness of atheism o'er the land come from the Bolshevik vanguard version of communism, where total devotion to a state's mythology and personality cult figures is somehow supposed to transform the people into New Socialist Men capable of fulfilling The Revolution. I'd think that would be a "false prophet" kind of thing rather than a clear implication against philosophical naturalism or secularism.Zachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347222024950563901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-12627337372873631482011-11-01T20:16:39.509-05:002011-11-01T20:16:39.509-05:00Total agreement, nicely put.Total agreement, nicely put.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11381628150285913370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-23815290329516975542011-11-01T16:10:25.174-05:002011-11-01T16:10:25.174-05:00I think this is good, and complimented by what Jus...I think this is good, and complimented by what Justin Alexander says about the mythos here.<br /><br />http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/8399/roleplaying-games/thought-of-the-day-on-the-insanity-of-the-mythos#comment-6686Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-52938690004026043792011-10-31T19:49:06.776-05:002011-10-31T19:49:06.776-05:00Excellent post. Takes pretty much my views (as a C...Excellent post. Takes pretty much my views (as a Christian) on horror and then gives me new things to think about. I've pretty much been leaving horror out of my games, but this post has got me thinking about ways I might start to inject it into my game. I especially like the idea of PCs being given hard choices that lead to horror at what they've done if they choose wrongly. As you say, that's taking the medium of RPGs and using it to it's full and unique potential.<br /><br />I'd be interested in follow-up posts where you flesh out how you do that in your own games, if you're so inclined.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988517412357391012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290828421410624791.post-68869353991906385082011-10-31T12:08:03.822-05:002011-10-31T12:08:03.822-05:00I think this is precisely why I find a lot of horr...I think this is precisely why I find a lot of horror movies to be dull or silly, but find the PS2 game "Silent Hill 2" to be one of my favorite horror experiences.Devin Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944849659698291143noreply@blogger.com