I know right. I made a comment about equality and tolerance being about BOTH sides of idealogy, and it was deleted. Simply because the mod creator is intolerant to other peoples idealogies. Its actually ironic, making a mod to promote equality and tolerance, but then being completely intolerant of any who are aligned with their own beliefs. This comment will be deleted too, no doubt, classic astroturfing.
All I said was that tolerance means tolerating ALL people, all beliefs. For it to function, you need to be tolerant towards people who agree with one thing, and those who do not believe in it as well. Otherwise its a paradox, a fallacy. Just as there should be options in the game for transgender people who believe there to be more than one gender, there should be an option to have only 2 genders, for those who do not believe that. There needs to be balance, not this black and white supporting one side but not the other. Everyone should be respected, as should their beliefs.
Although I can respect the creators intents on making this, its sad to see astroturfing and politically motivated behaviors like deleting any comment that isnt in line with their politics.
No there should not be an option to not have it, because like it or not, even if you do not want something to exist or do not believe in something doesn't mean other characters in game don't, IE more than two genders, if the player only believes there are two that's fine, but the characters in the world don't need to share the beliefs of the player
You are correct, it doesn't matter whether the player shares the beliefs. It matters whether the beliefs are in blatant contradiction of reality. Imagine the shitshow if the protagonists were unironic literally-stone-the-gays radical Christians (or, for bonus points, Muslims). Then consider that the belief in question is merely unprovable rather than directly contradicting reality in a manner obvious to biologist and layperson alike.
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Oh my godses!
I feel much safer now, knowing that all thought-crimes will be warranted, YAY :D
All I said was that tolerance means tolerating ALL people, all beliefs. For it to function, you need to be tolerant towards people who agree with one thing, and those who do not believe in it as well. Otherwise its a paradox, a fallacy. Just as there should be options in the game for transgender people who believe there to be more than one gender, there should be an option to have only 2 genders, for those who do not believe that. There needs to be balance, not this black and white supporting one side but not the other. Everyone should be respected, as should their beliefs.
Although I can respect the creators intents on making this, its sad to see astroturfing and politically motivated behaviors like deleting any comment that isnt in line with their politics.
You are correct, it doesn't matter whether the player shares the beliefs. It matters whether the beliefs are in blatant contradiction of reality. Imagine the shitshow if the protagonists were unironic literally-stone-the-gays radical Christians (or, for bonus points, Muslims). Then consider that the belief in question is merely unprovable rather than directly contradicting reality in a manner obvious to biologist and layperson alike.