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(01-19-2014, 05:52 AM)ansemaru Wrote: I dunno about you, but I wouldn't want to RP with someone who didn't believe in evolution, point blank. I could tolerate them believing that it doesn't exist in Hydaelyn/exists in Hydaelyn in a fashion that is distinct from how it works in the real world, but if they don't believe in it in general, it's a rock-solid sticking point for me. It's all well and good to say "everyone's headcanon is valid", but that's a thing that goes beyond headcanon.
Edit #2 (the nicer, more caffeinated version): What someone believes OOCly should have 0 bearing on RP. I guarantee you that you have RP'd with people who don't believe as you do on multiple occasions. You may have even RP'd with people who don't believe in Evolution. Gasp! I know, it's a terrifying thought, but there you have it.
Out of Character and In-Character aren't supposed to meet. They're supposed to be wholly separate, because if you're crossing the two - or can't see the line between them - you probably need to put the game down and walk away until you do. Mixing fantasy with reality until you can't tell the difference is bad. It's really, really bad.
I don't care what someone believes out of character. People are entitled to believe what they want, even if I don't agree with them. That's what tolerance is, btw. It's allowing that your beliefs are not always shared by others. As long as someone is not actively attempting to harm me due to their beliefs, I don't have the right to disparage them or mistreat them.
I would think that in the RP scene, where most all of us have been exposed to trolling, hazing, and other forms of bullying because we do something that's a little different, that people find a little weird, that RPers would be a bit more tolerant than the average person.
But I guess that's what I get for thinking.
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