Why can't players choose to be atheist in EverQuest?

Elfminster · #1 07-01-2022, 09:02 AM

Is it because atheism is so moronic that nobody would choose to be atheist if it were an option so Verant left it out?

Is it because EverQuest would be super dull and boring if there were atheists running around so Verant left it out?

Is it because Verant simply despised atheists?

If atheism were an option in EQ then what perks would the player receive for not believing in anything?

nostalgiaquest · #2 07-01-2022, 10:10 AM

pretty hard to be atheist when you can literally see and kill gods.

Elfminster · #3 07-01-2022, 10:19 AM

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pretty hard to be atheist when you can literally see and kill gods.

Then why have agnostic as an option?

An atheist would say that there is no proof your god is actually a god.

Reiwa · #4 07-01-2022, 10:24 AM

because norrath hasn't invented calvinism yet

Kaveh · #5 07-01-2022, 10:26 AM

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pretty hard to be atheist when you can literally see and kill gods.

Elfminster · #6 07-01-2022, 10:38 AM

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because norrath hasn't invented calvinism yet

I'm pretty sure calvinism existed when Verant was creating religious maniacs and agnostics and choosing to leave out atheists.

Verant didn't allow players to fully reject their version of god or the concept of god.

Verant didn't provide any scientific evidence to proof that gods really do exist and that their gods are real gods yet everybody is either a believer or undecided but not atheist.

Elfminster · #7 07-01-2022, 10:38 AM

Then why allow agnostic?

red_demonman · #8 07-01-2022, 10:46 AM

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Then why allow agnostic?

It seems they interpreted agnostic as - just not following a specific god. As others have stated, the gods existing physically in the game makes an atheist choice pretty dumb.

Jibartik · #9 07-01-2022, 11:06 AM

It’s because there’s no such thing as atheism.

Elfminster · #10 07-01-2022, 11:08 AM

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It seems they interpreted agnostic as - just not following a specific god. As others have stated, the gods existing physically in the game makes an atheist choice pretty dumb.

How do you know they're gods though?
Did somebody tell you and you believed them?