Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut! I can see what you mean about it possibly being isolating. Hopefully my son will play for awhile and move onto something else… that seems to be his MO. He’s big into playing baseball but during long Chicago winters, he has to find something indoors to keep himself busy. He also likes Minecraft - says it’s like video legos.
I would think that the competitive pro-culture is more spiritually harmful than the game itself or the fantasy lore its based around. Everything from the costs to the constant purchases can be contributed to a neat slice of their influence.
Whatever elements of ‘real magic’ that translates into fantasy makes it real no more. Thus, your point is moot.
No, I was referring to the Witch of Endor.
I think you just played the “Resurrection” card on this thread.
Okay. But Magic:The Gathering does not have any sort of discernible story to it. It’s more or less a disjointed collection of cards. There’s no “pretending” involved at all.
If someone would have suggested to me back then that the game posed such a danger, I probably would have given them a quizzical look and wondered if they knew anything at all about the game.But then again, I see kids with Darth Maul light sabers, pretending to be Dark Side Sith. Good or evil, they will switch off as desired.
The person/people that died over this game had 10,000$ worth of cards in their collection. The cards do have a secondary market value. So it is no different than owning things of value. People also have died from choking on small pieces.
).MTG bears absolutely no similarity to tarot cards and ouija boards.
There is no “opening up” involved.Yes, but that’s how Satan works…by enticing people to regard these things as being “no big deal.” 'Go on, don’t worry, don’t be like those fussy mantilla-wearing, communion kneeling-and-on-the-tongue types you see at Mass, lighten up it’s no big deal." says the evil one. Remember in The Garden the liar’s temptation of Eve? “You won’t die.”The only reason I’d caution against Magic: the Gathering is that competitive players can get really venomous even in casual matches (but bad sportsmanship is everywhere) and the game can get very expensive, especially if you want to stay current. Other than that, the only thing some might concern themselves over is the art.
While some people might be concerned with the themes, I’ve never known anyone who played that really put much thought into the game outside of the math and effects of a card. Of course, some people that play might not have Catholic morality but you’ll find that anywhere. The only self-confessed Satanist I knew was also a devout member of the Republican party - that doesn’t mean that every Republican worships the Devil (although I’m sure some would make the case
Funny fact; the person in my life most adamant I return actively to the Catholic Church, who himself prays the rosary almost every day, was a member of my weekly Dungeons & Dragons group. So… Yeah, I think sometimes people worry too much about this sort of thing.