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Unreal Havoc · Dec 27, 2008, 05:45 PM // 17:45

Pretty dumb really when you can name your characters after egyptian gods.

upier · Dec 27, 2008, 05:54 PM // 17:54

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Originally Posted by II Lucky Charm II

Keep this question in mind when you respond: Would you like to name your pets after your religious figures and let them go into battle and die? Would that not be offensive to you at all?

Now why would I want to do that?
Sugarlumps, Sweetypie and Honeybunny are all the petnames I need!

Master Knightfall · Dec 27, 2008, 06:04 PM // 18:04

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Keep this question in mind when you respond: Would you like to name your pets after your religious figures and let them go into battle and die? Would that not be offensive to you at all?

No it would not be offensive to me. This is a silly topic as names do not a religious sect make. There are already plenty of people in the world named Jesus btw. Many are hispanic and of course it's pronouced Hay Suse, but, that's beside the point. They could argue they want to name their pet after them. Frankly there's all too much complaining and griping and reporting about every little detail now in life that doesn't make a hill of beans. Words, names only hurt/bother you if YOU let them. You want to be upset, YOU make yourself upset not Anet. It's quite easy to control your emotions if you really want to. It's also quite easy to overlook anything pertaining to words or names as well. YOU *(OP) made an issue out of this because YOU wanted to. Notice nobody else made the thread before you.

[Morkai] · Dec 27, 2008, 06:18 PM // 18:18

Religion based threads on Forums always end badly.

Arduin · Dec 27, 2008, 06:49 PM // 18:49

Well, if religious names were to be blocked, all my characters would need a namechange; all of them borrowed one or two names of Celtic Deities. (Arduinna, Druantia, Gwydion, Lugh....). Not to mention my Pet, Arawn.

AKB48 · Dec 27, 2008, 06:54 PM // 18:54

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Originally Posted by captain_carter

Buddhism is not a religion.

Are you seriously mental retarded or are you trying to act like a brainless idiot?
Buddhism is one of the biggest religion in Asia, go look it up on wiki. It's pathetic to see there are people out there as brainless as you are, and a shame to see he/she uses GW

But back to the OP. I don't think this is as big as a problem as you are making it to be. Most people don't name their pets after religious names, mainly because they don't even know/they don't give a dam if they do. So just leave the thing as it is right now, as long as no one is complaining, it's all good. Anet cannot fix every little thing, give it a break for once, its New Year[almost]. (Also, even a wounded dog would howl, so certainly a angered man/woman would complain)

tmakinen · Dec 27, 2008, 07:06 PM // 19:06

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Originally Posted by II Lucky Charm II

Why would Anet block the name "Jesus" and not block Guatama or Siddharta?

For the same reason that they don't block "Juses Cristus"?

Siddhartha Gautama is still the official transliteration.

Snow Bunny · Dec 27, 2008, 07:08 PM // 19:08

Buddhism is a religion, stop being idiots.

Continue on with your rather pointless discussion.

Lawliet Kira · Dec 27, 2008, 07:13 PM // 19:13

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Originally Posted by captain_carter

Buddhism is not a religion.

That made me lol, i have a college textbook with me says Buddhism is one of the major religions of Asia.

makosi · Dec 27, 2008, 08:18 PM // 20:18

I wouldn't consider Buddhism a religion either. It's a way of life instead based on good morals, ethics and elimination of desire so as to avoid unhappiness. It's not filled with magical fairytales and stories so much as it is based on purposeful anecdotes.

Religions are believed, phiolosphies are lived.

shoyon456 · Dec 27, 2008, 08:28 PM // 20:28

Buddhism can be both a religion and a philosophy.

The reason you cannot name your pet Jesus is because Christianity is one of the major religions in the world. They aren't discriminating, they are preventing the majority from becoming oppressive in a game that most ppl go to escape such problems in the world.

Kamatsu · Dec 27, 2008, 08:51 PM // 20:51

As this thread has degenerated into a discussion about whether or not Buddhism is a religion or not, and is completely off-topic now..

Thread Closed.