Pesharim

For anyone seeking a jolt of hilarity, listen up. The gist of the matter is this, there’s a new online game out, Crevoscope. (If you’re looking for a review of it, see Pharyngula’s post here) Massively multiplayer, text-based, free, RPG, yeah… typical online stuff. Right?

Well, wrong. It’s a strange thing, this game. And I think that’s best covered with an example. Entering the cafe, (the which apparently exists for “debating” the strong points of creation or evolution), I selected a random person (who we’ll name XXXXX for the sake of this example) and began to debate.

You find a fellow creationist, and decide to have a practice debate to get ready to beat those evolutionists. Your friend decides to play devils advocate.

You turn toward XXXXXX and say “If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?”
XXXXXX replies to your argument with “We did not come from monkeys, we evolved from another very monkey like creature.”
Jonathan Brennecke sees that his opponent made a few logical mistakes, but is cautious because something feels right about what he said.

XXXXXX says his own argument: “How could Noah possibly fit all those animals into a small boat?”
You think for a moment and say “Well… um… all that matters is that he did!”
XXXXXX smiles with victory.

Once again, you challenge your opponent: “If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?”
XXXXXX replies to your argument with “Scientists say that we evolved from chimps, not monkeys! I guess that God of yours didn’t decide to give you a brain so you could realise this, huh?”
Jonathan Brennecke nods, enjoying seeing his opponent make a complete fool of himself.

XXXXXX wins the debate!

I think you get the point… Anyhow, if you ever find me over there (alias is Jonathan Brennecke) feel free to debate. In the meantime, I’m at a loss. Perhaps I’ll figure it out if only I play the game a little more. Or not.