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I was hoping you would replace a destructoid head with that black box in the picture. Hilarity would ensue.
As a muslim, this Saifuddin guy offends me... it's because of people like him (and ignorant hicks, of course), that Islam gets a bad rep in today's world.
lol i love it when people get to use vague statements in old books to tell people what they should and what they shouldnt do. The more vague the bigger the umbrella yay!
It's interesting I have to say, though as long as he's not dictating to people what they should/shouldn't do.
Also, what is with the perverted looking baby?
Also, what is with the perverted looking baby?
Um, it's historically the left who tries to regulate gaming in the US, ala Joe Leiberman and Hilary Clinton. But okay.
I've always found it interesting how any religious text can be twisted to mean whatever someone wants it to mean.
All religions have the same type of people that will take a vague statement from their holy texts and construe it for their own purpose or gain. That's why I have no interest in any of them. Trouble is, statements like Saifuddins' will influence people to their own detriment.
First the editors say they hate Al-Qaeda, next they take on Islamic Fundamentalist ideas towards video games. This isn't going to end well, although your regular comment trolls are obnoxious, you may not want to bark up this tree.
Ah, the time where simple books of fiction were taken as the word of some imaginary "creator".
This whole thing has gone way too far.
Remember people, God, if he does exist, didn't write a single word!
This whole thing has gone way too far.
Remember people, God, if he does exist, didn't write a single word!
To be fair, the argument is that frivolous things like games shouldn't be overshadowing the important things in life, which I think is a rational argument - and not necessarily restricted to the religious. I mean, if you had a kid who wasn't doing schoolwork because they were playing Dragon Quest for hours on end, that would be a problem, wouldn't it?
LOL im a muslim and i think what this guy said is fucking stupid, and hilarious, he obviously nvr played a game before in his life
People like this issued a fatwa against Mickey Mouse a few years ago, and rather than get infuriated at their idiocy, all I could think of was the movie Dogma and the whole Mooby the Cow thing and I laughed my ass off. Seriously, nobody listens to these jackoffs; I assure you the Muslim gamers I know would rather anger God than let their MW2 score slide. Prayer time? Hang on, God... I almost got the tactical nuke.
I am so deeply offended that you wrote the word Islam on that demon machine and published it on the evil network of lies called the "Interwebs" that I'm pretty sure I speak on behalf of the entire Islam nation and the internet community when I say....
I'm offended.
I'm offended.
this guy is out of his fucking mind.Hearing this from a idiot who believes in a absurd religion that covers women from head to toe making them look like ninjas or ghost makes me LOL,,GAMES ARE GOOD IDIOTS AND THEY'RE HERE TO STAY SO FUCK OFF HATERS AND LET PEOPLE ENJOY GAMES
I would hope that the editors here would know better than to write something that would incite a religious flamewar, for the sake of us all.
I guess not.
I guess not.
Wooow as a Muslim who plays videogsmes and prays 5 times a day I find this very insulting why is it people think just because we believe in god suddenly we can't have fun? I watch movies, anime, and play videogames and for the last time all of this is fictional! Geez
This is all such bullshit. Pure man-made bullshit. As if his interpretation of the Qur’an is the only correct one.
Just read the full article and yeah...this guy sounds like a bit of a knob, with the whole (not a real quote) "Videogames are heresy I say, ban this sick filth!" claiming and so on.
Now excuse my whilst I go play some Metal Gear Solid 4, seeming as he liked to bag on that game for it's "extreme violence" and "hinted child rape".
Now excuse my whilst I go play some Metal Gear Solid 4, seeming as he liked to bag on that game for it's "extreme violence" and "hinted child rape".
@T-Rav> Why should they be bullied into daring not to offend a religion? How pathetic would that be?
fundamentalists shouldnt exist.
But hey, most of us live in free countries were idiots say stupid things against our freedom, the irony...
But hey, most of us live in free countries were idiots say stupid things against our freedom, the irony...
Ah, Islam...
It hates everything that is good: Women, Alcohol, Free Speech, Democracy and Puppies.
Doesn't surprise me that they hate Videogames too.
It hates everything that is good: Women, Alcohol, Free Speech, Democracy and Puppies.
Doesn't surprise me that they hate Videogames too.
Im so glad I don't live my life based on a ancient book written by men that thought the Earth was flat, thought the sun revolved around the Earth, didn't know about germs/viruses/atoms, thinks blind faith is more important than scientific facts, thinks god is a giant white man with a beard and deep voice..................
Please go away religion. We humans will be better off without you.
Please go away religion. We humans will be better off without you.
This is why religious people bother me:
Are you perfectly okay with a God that will send your family and friends to an eternity of torment simply for playing videogames, or having premarital sex, or believing in science, despite your "God" never having made his existence or the consequences crystal clear? I wouldn't. Does that make me better than you? Yes, yes it does.
Are you perfectly okay with a God that will send your family and friends to an eternity of torment simply for playing videogames, or having premarital sex, or believing in science, despite your "God" never having made his existence or the consequences crystal clear? I wouldn't. Does that make me better than you? Yes, yes it does.
Sure we can all say that anything in these "holy" texts can be twisted to fit whatever people want. And in some cases that is true (and in some it's quite clear), but really what this shows is that these books aren't holy in any way. They are obviously man made and not worth the paper they are printed on.
Really though, lets stop with the religion hate. Nobody knows anything, everybody has faith in something. People just choose to believe different things, whether they be God or science or Adrian Brody.
Religion is the root of all evil. Zealots have somehow managed to convince a large portion of the population, some of whom are actually quite intelligent in other respects, that an imaginary friend is more important than the lives of other people.
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, it takes religion." - Steven Weinberg
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it, you'd have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, it takes religion." - Steven Weinberg
Addendum that probably shouldn't be necessary: I agree that in this case the argument goes too far, but I that just means I don't share their views. I don't agree with the Amish or the Vegans either, but that doesn't mean that they're terrible people, or even wrong to take such a hardline stance in what they feel is important.
Also, it is important to note that what one person says in a group is not necessarily what the group supports, especially when you get more and more generic. Not every fundamentalist would agree with this dude, let alone every Muslim let alone the religious.
@Bill Bennett: I don't follow your logic. EVERY text of laws of any organization has someone who follows said law and also exploits said law, secular or religious - does none of that have any value in any context? It's like not shopping at any retail store because somewhere there is a jerk working at each of them.
Also, it is important to note that what one person says in a group is not necessarily what the group supports, especially when you get more and more generic. Not every fundamentalist would agree with this dude, let alone every Muslim let alone the religious.
@Bill Bennett: I don't follow your logic. EVERY text of laws of any organization has someone who follows said law and also exploits said law, secular or religious - does none of that have any value in any context? It's like not shopping at any retail store because somewhere there is a jerk working at each of them.
I'm all for religious freedom. I often blame my own country for many issues in the world. However, the middle east is known for harsh treatment of women, honor killings, among many other things that are not socially acceptable in any fashion whatsoever. They've used religion as nothing more than a chain and cuffs to oppress their people. While it's fine to be spiritual and not give in to sin. It's not fine to dictate people purely based on your religious beliefs, which is why the seperation of church and state is the way we do things in America. Mixing religious beliefs with power is a dangerous combo.
Yay! Religion bashing in Destructoid comments. Nothing I've never heard before and still as wrong as they've ever been.
That said, I don't care what this guy says. If you believe him then believe him. If you don't, then don't.
That said, I don't care what this guy says. If you believe him then believe him. If you don't, then don't.
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