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mburr0003 04-27-2024 12:56 PM

Re: New and Custom Quirks?
 
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Originally Posted by pawsplay (Post 2523058)
In the US, atheists are deeply unpopular. Opinion polls sometimes report that atheists are less popular than Satanists, terrorists, and rapists. Being an atheist teacher in a public school in some Southern districts probably constitutes a somewhat serious Secret. Arguably, the social deficits alone make atheism worth more than a Quirk, except maybe in large European citizens or communist China.

Two things:

1 - I distrust polls I can't read the back end on,
2 - How do you know someone is an atheist?

and a surprise 3 - it's going to depend on the GM whether is raises above the level of Quirk.

pawsplay 04-27-2024 12:59 PM

Re: New and Custom Quirks?
 
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Originally Posted by mburr0003 (Post 2523160)
Two things:

1 - I distrust polls I can't read the back end on,
2 - How do you know someone is an atheist?

and a surprise 3 - it's going to depend on the GM whether is raises above the level of Quirk.

I just picked one. Google as many polls as you like. I can't find it, but "less popular than terrorists" is a real poll I once read. You can find plenty on the first page of results that will inform you that barely half of all Americans would be willing to vote for an atheist president.

Fred Brackin 04-27-2024 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mburr0003 (Post 2523160)
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2 - How do you know someone is an atheist?
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They argue compulsively with theists on the Internet. Reasons not to pick someone as your President are extremely common but any value of "argues compulsively on the Internet" is probably a good addition to your list.

Donny Brook 04-27-2024 07:57 PM

Re: New and Custom Quirks?
 
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Originally Posted by pawsplay (Post 2523162)
...barely half of all Americans would be willing to vote for an atheist president.

Well that puts them on par with Republicans or Democrats.

pawsplay 04-27-2024 08:17 PM

Re: New and Custom Quirks?
 
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Originally Posted by Donny Brook (Post 2523202)
Well that puts them on par with Republicans or Democrats.

Being an ardent partisan is certainly a Quirk.

Fred Brackin 04-27-2024 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by pawsplay (Post 2523206)
Being an ardent partisan is certainly a Quirk.

Until it rises to the level of an OPH.

Varyon 04-27-2024 09:34 PM

Re: New and Custom Quirks?
 
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Originally Posted by Fred Brackin (Post 2523167)
They argue compulsively with theists on the Internet. Reasons not to pick someone as your President are extremely common but any value of "argues compulsively on the Internet" is probably a good addition to your list.

I'll note this is why I refer to myself as agnostic anytime it comes up. I used to say I was an atheist, but then I found out that "atheist" more often is used to refer to what I would call an antitheist - someone who doesn't just disbelieve in the existence of a god but is deeply hostile to the very concept. With that, you're basically looking at a Quirk-level OPH at a minimum. And, yeah, compulsively arguing with theists is a big part of that.

pawsplay 04-27-2024 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Fred Brackin (Post 2523073)
<waives hand> That's me. My theoretical size seems to be a 7 and 7/8 ths but I'm not sure I've come across one of those in the Real World.

For ball caps with an adjustment at the back of the thing the failure rate is 6 out of 6.

I'm not sure it's worth a whole -1 in the current day.

I've walked into an actual hat shop where there were less than a dozen hats on display that would fit my head. I'm 7 1/2.

Rupert 04-27-2024 11:28 PM

Re: New and Custom Quirks?
 
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Originally Posted by pawsplay (Post 2523058)
In the US, atheists are deeply unpopular. Opinion polls sometimes report that atheists are less popular than Satanists, terrorists, and rapists. Being an atheist teacher in a public school in some Southern districts probably constitutes a somewhat serious Secret. Arguably, the social deficits alone make atheism worth more than a Quirk, except maybe in large European citizens or communist China.

It's worth nothing in New Zealand unless you're an ass about it. Being openly religious might be worth a quirk-level negative reputation. In both cases it's more about you being rude and annoying than your beliefs. Religion (or the lack of it) is a private matter here.

johndallman 04-28-2024 02:06 AM

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This thread is definitely skirting on real-world politics. Please don't.
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