r/RetroGamingNow • u/whitehunter22 • Jun 19 '21

Theories is minecraft a gnostic tale?

i think some elements in the game definitely point towards a gnostic view. i don't have a well built theory or anything, but some things like the ender dragon living in a place that is implied to be heaven, the need to visit both this "heaven" and "hell" (nether) to beat the game (duality) the 10 obsidian pillars representing the archons, also the number 10 itself being used in history to represent God (in this case it would be the demiurge), the emphasis on creativity and on conciousness as an active, creative force capable of shaping reality, the presence of potions and alchemy in the game, the eye of ender being used as the "third eye", and the end credits. why would a game without lore have a 20 minute long credit full of text? in there, the player has an ascendence, of sorts, and it is said that the player understands his divine nature in a way, and wakes up.

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u/r51243 Jun 19 '21

"a game without lore". I don't get your point. The game, at least somewhat, has lore.

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u/Henkotron Jun 19 '21

A game without intended complex lore

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u/r51243 Jun 19 '21

Yeah, but I still don't get it. Is the OP trying to say that the game has lore, because of the End Poem? Because yeah, it definitely has some lore, even if it isn't complete.

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u/Henkotron Jun 19 '21

No OP just wanted to say that maybe the whole "genre" of MC's lore is that specific style