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« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2023, 12:16:17 AM »
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This is just my opinion, but look at it this way. In a way, authors, artists, content creators, etc are mimicking a supreme Creator, and that?s not a bad thing, IMO. Humans are capable of conceiving amazing worlds and universes in their stories and expressions of art, and I think God blessed us with those abilities. Powerful characters in fiction are also emulating amazing abilities and powers of God and the angels.
I?m writing a book set in a Verse in which beings evolved (through divine and super dimensional influence) to the point where the characters each basically have the power of God (they have so called omnipotence, or nigh omnipotence) but God is still God and omnipotent when compared to them, and it is alluded to that He saves everyone by the end of the series.
I agree that ideas can be used for more nefarious purposes, though I think all creativity comes from God, and He will use everything for a greater purpose.
Maybe He?s planning for everyone to eventually undergo some kind of theosis. Jesus Christ is the ultimate exemplar for that.
I have a similar interest in anime and video games, and I got a lot of my ideas for my stories from the Vs. Battles Wiki fandom. Tier 0 is insane in terms of power, though I don?t think even that tier can comprehend God or His power.
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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2023, 07:21:11 PM »
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An example, I've met Christians who are Star Wars fans and are able to recognize when the Sith do sinful things, such as murder. Yet some of them even cosplay as Jedi with names, and some even cosplay as "Sith" for the purpose of roleplaying, for telling a story. Take Christian movies about Exodus, one actor has to play Moses and another has to play Pharaoh. In the Bible, the Pharaoh is evil, since he disobeys God, but is it evil for someone to act as the Pharaoh for a movie or a story? No, as long as that person does not worship the Pharaoh. So, for Touhou, someone can even pretend to be a "Seiga" who is evil against Christ, like the Pharaoh, in order to show the point that they are evil. As long as they don't worship Seiga.
Many "holier than thee are" Christians are on a crusade pointing out the bad things of <whatever>.
For many everything they see and read is pure fiction. Demons, angels, monsters, gods, vampires, werewolves, witches, etc etc.
They enjoy it but totally reject the idea any of it exists. So obviously they don't worship any of those things.
Does someone that watches WW2 movies has plans to start WW3?
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Quote from: WhiteWings on March 05, 2023, 07:21:11 PM
Many "holier than thee are" Christians are on a crusade pointing out the bad things of <whatever>.
For many everything they see and read is pure fiction. Demons, angels, monsters, gods, vampires, werewolves, witches, etc etc.
They enjoy it but totally reject the idea any of it exists. So obviously they don't worship any of those things.
Does someone that watches WW2 movies has plans to start WW3?
I agree my friend :thumbsup:
The friend who messaged me, SailorWriter, it publicly shows "15", I think that's their age. I feel bad for them, when I was younger, I worried about these things too, but then I learned the truth, which you speak of, that fiction = fiction.
Even the Bible mentions the fictional work of Greek Mythology
Acts 14:12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
So it's not wrong to watch Greek Myth movies. In fact, I think it's important for Christians to know what's true and what's fake. (Such as how ECT is from Greek Myth)
There's even some Christians online where I enjoy reading their regular works, even though they believe in ECT and mention it in others, because I'm able to recognize ECT is fictional. And I think reading Greek Myth helped me understand that.
Even in non-fiction movies, there can be depictions of violence, like showing the horror that the Nazi's put Jewish people under. But hopefully most people recognize the Nazi's were evil there. If "holier than thee" Christians removed every depiction of violence in media, then even the non-fiction news videos of Ruzzians hurting people in Ukraine would be censored.
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Quote from: AshaMithra on March 03, 2023, 12:16:17 AM
I?m writing a book set in a Verse in which beings evolved (through divine and super dimensional influence) to the point where the characters each basically have the power of God (they have so called omnipotence, or nigh omnipotence) but God is still God and omnipotent when compared to them, and it is alluded to that He saves everyone by the end of the series.
I have a similar interest in anime and video games, and I got a lot of my ideas for my stories from the Vs. Battles Wiki fandom. Tier 0 is insane in terms of power, though I don?t think even that tier can comprehend God or His power.
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I agree with your opinion my friend :friendstu: God created us with creativity!
Interesting Verse! I look forward to reading it when it's finished. I like how you incorporated Universal Salvation into it! I also have a fantasy-esque series in my head related to Christian Universalism, where people can go inside people's heads and fight a representation of a false belief, like ECT. Kind of like Persona 5.
Yes, in terms of "nefarious ideas" I find it sad when author's write for their character's a permanently bad ending. I feel bad for characters in series, even though they're fictional. I think that speaks to the humanity and how well they're written. Of course, I believe there's a happy ending for everyone. So I think even these characters will only experience sadness for a moment and have permanent happiness. :HeartThrob: Maybe more authors will write stories like this as more come to understand UR, that's what I interpret for them as the greater purpose or theosis you mention.
Oh, I've been on the Vs. Battles Wiki fandom many times before! I enjoy seeing a classification of people's powers. Touhou characters in generally usually rank higher, I think just because of the nature of danmaku lol. Yes, I think God would need to be in a tier on His own. Even here in the non-fiction world it's hard to classify just how Almighty He is.
I'm a Christian who watches anime and plays video games and I don't see anything wrong with the medium itself. My mom and sister get together with me to enjoy these mediums and I find it as a great way to bond with people :D
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