Creationist Site Targets Spore

[Deadly_Nightshade]

Creationist Site Targets Spore

September 10, 2008

 

Who knew that Spore would be so controversial?

 

First there was the DRM madness that has enraged so many gamers. Now an apparent creationist site refers to Will Wright's long-awaited game an "attack on Christian values."

 

Anti-Spore (there is some speculation that the site is a hoax) went live just a day after Spore's September 7th release. The site's opening post sums up its focus:

 

Yesterday I found out about a new game called Spore when my son asked me to buy it for him. It looked innocent enough at first and has

[Walsingham]

Wait, how is an evolutionary algorithm incorrect? Because that's all the game is, right? I haven't played it, but that's what I understood it as.

 

You can say the World was made different, but evolutionary algorithms fething work. That's not a matter of opinion, you can lilterally see it happening on a home computer.

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Clearly Will Wright is a pure antechrist. He must have made the game as a means to destroy christianity.

[Hurlshort]

"Just another direct attack from a man who thinks he is unstoppable."

 

Heh, I've never quite thought of Will Wright in this fashion.

[Shryke]

umm... considering that the game is kinda all about creating and developing your creatures as you see fit, isn't it kinda giving off a bit of an "intelligent design" sorta vibe?

 

you think they'd be supporting it rather than condemning it

[Wrath of Dagon]

What amazes me is that any nutcase can start a website attacking a game and it immediately get picked up by every gaming website out there, because obviously gamers love being defensive. I should try that, think of all the money I'd make from clicks!

[I want teh kotor 3]

What amazes me is that any nutcase can start a website attacking a game and it immediately get picked up by every gaming website out there, because obviously gamers love being defensive. I should try that, think of all the money I'd make from clicks!

 

The person who made the website must be on some strong stuff.

 

I'm guessing she doesn't want the LHC to work and prove the Big Bang.

[LostStraw]

Wait, how is an evolutionary algorithm incorrect? Because that's all the game is, right? I haven't played it, but that's what I understood it as.

 

You can say the World was made different, but evolutionary algorithms fething work. That's not a matter of opinion, you can lilterally see it happening on a home computer.

The closest thing representing evolution in this game is the different gameplay stages and what parts you can add to your creature. There's no real representation of evolution where creatures change and adapt to their surroundings -- it's actually very static in that respect.

 

umm... considering that the game is kinda all about creating and developing your creatures as you see fit, isn't it kinda giving off a bit of an "intelligent design" sorta vibe?

I thought the same thing seeing how you essentially play as a god and all the creatures are hand made

[Hurlshort]

The issue is the game doesn't follow the bible literally, as this brilliant guy does.

[Rosbjerg]

It's a women.

 

The funny thing is, the site uses Google Ads - and there's one for Spore, linking to a online shop where you can buy it.

[Xard]

What amazes me is that any nutcase can start a website attacking a game and it immediately get picked up by every gaming website out there, because obviously gamers love being defensive. I should try that, think of all the money I'd make from clicks!

 

The person who made the website must be on some strong stuff.

 

I'm guessing she doesn't want the LHC to work and prove the Big Bang.

 

lolwut, Big Bang has been proved aeons ago

 

LHC really can't change the whole ridiculous and utterly futile and unneeded "science" vs religion debate

 

Anyway, much lulz has been had

[mrmud]

Considering Spore is more of an Intelligent Design (or "really ****ing stupid **** "as it is also known by) simulator than an evolution sim, makes me think this is probably a hoax.

 

And the large hadron colliders primary mission is to find the higgs particule.

Edited September 11, 2008 by mrmud

[samm]

All the more publicity for the game And if it's not fake, another example of how un-intelligent certain supporters of "intelligent design" are (nothing against the concept of intelligent design, which is fun, but against the people believing the creation of the world was 1:1 as told by the bible).

lolwut, Big Bang has been proved aeons ago

Last I heard it was still a theory with a lot that supports it

[taks]

lolwut, Big Bang has been proved aeons ago

Last I heard it was still a theory with a lot that supports it

exactly. it will be difficult, and probably impossible, to prove, but the evidence is pretty one-sided to date.

 

what i find interesting is that this chick is getting death threats over the issue. regardless of whether her views or opinions are right or wrong, such responses are pretty ridiculous. indeed, they indicate an almost faith-like belief system in the culprit(s) as well, with an equal level of intolerance. "believe in me or you deserve to die!" what a joke. some people simply take themselves too seriously (this chick included).

 

taks

[Xard]

lolwut, Big Bang has been proved aeons ago

Last I heard it was still a theory with a lot that supports it

exactly. it will be difficult, and probably impossible, to prove, but the evidence is pretty one-sided to date.

 

 

semantics

[Deadly_Nightshade]

what i find interesting is that this chick is getting death threats over the issue.

 

Yeah, I find that both surprising and a little hard to believe; although it would be concerning if it were true.

[mr insomniac]

Isn't the simplest solution, that if you don't like the game or what that game might be teaching your kids, to not buy the game?

[mrmud]

Last I heard it was still a theory with a lot that supports it

So is gravity, the germ theory of disease and so on.

[Pidesco]

And also, everything in the history of the universe ever.

[Humodour]

Wait, how is an evolutionary algorithm incorrect? Because that's all the game is, right? I haven't played it, but that's what I understood it as.

 

You can say the World was made different, but evolutionary algorithms fething work. That's not a matter of opinion, you can lilterally see it happening on a home computer.

 

That's the beauty of evolution - it's not science, it's maths (optimisation). That means that it's a theory in the "this works 100% and has been proven" sort of way, not the "it's the best we got and it hasn't been proven wrong" kind of way of, say, physics (although that is increasingly drifting towards the realm of mathematics, too).

 

I farthing love optimisation. Genetic algorithms have to be some of the most fun data structures to code, but I'm not sure that's actually what Spore uses (kudos if it is!).

[Pop]

FOOLED YOU

[Killian Kalthorne]

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[Hurlshort]

That's fantastic

[Hurlshort]

BWAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

 

Hades, you should get NHL 09 and join our Obsidian team.

[Deadly_Nightshade]

Lulz, I didn't notice that...