Magic the Gathering: Satanic or Just Plain Fun?

In the 11 years that I have been playing Magic: the Gathering, I have had lots of fun. However, I have come across a few people that said that it was just downright satanic. I mean come on; I grew up playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and was ridiculed for it. Hearing people tell me their ideas and opinions about the game.

I understand his or her point of view, but just blew everyone off. They are entitled to their opinion. Yeah, I heard about everybody that was being killed playing the game. People like that just take the game way to the extreme. They get so into what they are doing, that they cannot separate imaginary from reality.

Now, since I have been playing Magic: the Gathering, I have started to hear the same old song and dance routine. People come up to me in my conversations and say that it is a game of the devil. Summoning and conjuring. Casting spells and enchanting things. They say that things are of the devil and he does his bidding through the game. However, to my knowledge no one as of yet has lost their sense of reality and killed someone or committed suicide because they thought they could really do the things that the card says.

When people say these things to me, the only response that I can give someone is that they are entitled to their opinion. Moreover, as I respect their opinion, I let them know that I disagree and sometimes might try to change the subject or maybe even see if they can respect my opinion. In my experience, most people that believe that it is satanic do not really change their minds or respect your opinion.

This, people is just a cool card game that many people really love to play. When people do not understand the concept of things that are different, they tend to choose their own opinions based upon their listening of conversations or someone's review of whatever it is. If people would just try to understand the game more, maybe they could be a little less judgmental.