#seeing da fandom discussionbis always like. okay you have a point but you are being so boring and wrong about it. shut up
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hmmm. while i agree that the dalish & elves in general we see in datv were kinda like. uncharacteristically nonchalant about the god stuff & there shouldve been more conflict... a lot of the posts ive seen about it come from a very christian understanding of religion and faith in a way thats hard to put my finger on. idk. like i do not think it would mean that none of the elves would follow the evanuris no questions asked, and even if we approach it with the potential nuance of dalish culture allows for conflict With their deities in that way bc of how they culturally approach worship, thats still not something we really see in the text of the game so its not like. idk. the game is still kinda lacking in that department but i just feel like a bit frustrated that ppls ideas of how the elves shouldve had faith in their gods would only happen the way a christian church expects you to believe in an infallible monotheist god. /especially/ because the elves are polytheistic, its just. idk. Idk!!!!
#discussion of religion in fantasy that centers xtian ideals of religion as if thats how all religion and spirituality works always. just#frustrates me so much its geuinely like my pet peeve#personally i think we should have more variance in different interpretations of the elven gods#depending on what region of thedas the elves come from#dalish in rivain and ferelden and the anderfels should all have different versions#due to their environments and syncretism n stuff. and i know the dalish clans meet but i feel like thats Part of it?#you dont think those keepers spend time debating each other on interpretations based on the elven ruins and artefacts found in their area#aghhhh. anyways.#seeing da fandom discussionbis always like. okay you have a point but you are being so boring and wrong about it. shut up#daze.txt#dazen talks dragon age
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