Gaming and Religion Survey (Results)

[konkwastaken]

1. Age: 16
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Agnostic
4. Belief in afterlife: possibly
5. Belief in astral projection: no way
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 1-4
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and 360
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS / RTS / MMORPG / saints row style / and tekken style
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? probably not

 

[Graustein]

1. Age: 18
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Tough question. Call me agnostic (it's impossible to know), because that's the only thing I'm certain of. I'm leaning towards atheist, but I'm completely open to the possibility of God existing. That, and I think I believe in Karma. I'm not entirely sure. All I know is that I'm agnostic and I don't believe in God by the Abrahamic definition.
4. Belief in afterlife: I'm agnostic here too. I honestly don't know, and I don't think about it.
5. Belief in astral projection: No.
6. Do you game? Yes.
7. How many hours a day do you game? It varies depending on what else I have to do. Anything from 1 to 5+
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, Wii and GBA/DS
9. Which is your preferred genre? I'm a fan of RPGs, JRPGs more than Western ones for the most part. I also like platformers, adventure games (like Zelda) and the odd sim game like Harvest Moon. Oh, and Tactical RPGs along the lines of Fire Emblem or Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. I don't mind the occasional RTS as well. Pretty much the only genres I don't have at least one game I like in are Sports, Racing (even then, I don't mind F-Zero or the occasional Mario Kart) and FPS (...ok, Left 4 Dead with my mates and Metroid Prime)
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Unless the games are religious/areligious propaganda, nope.

 

[hippo24]

1. Age: Old enough (wink wink)
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Christian
4. Belief in afterlife: yes
5. Belief in astral projection: Yes
6. Do you game? no I just hang around these forums for giggles
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2 to 3, double on weekends
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, 360, PS3
9. Which is your preferred genre? RTS, Fps
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[Llil]

1. Age: 18
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: No, but I wouldn't mind being wrong.
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2-6
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and DS
9. Which is your preferred genre? Almost anything goes, but I like (J)RPGs the most.
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[Same River New Water]

1. Age: 22
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: Nope
5. Belief in astral projection: No way no how
6. Do you game? Frequently
7. How many hours a day do you game? Two
8. What format(s) do you play? Xbox 360, Wii, DS, GBA, PC, Nintendo 64 (occasionally)
9. Which is your preferred genre? TBS or RPG (although I'm drawn to games that defy categorisation, like Ninja Town, Lock's Quest, Puzzle Quest, Zack & Wiki, etc.)
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Not unless you're Amish

 

[c0rtha]

1. Age: 14
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: None
5. Belief in astral projection: None
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2-3
8. What format(s) do you play? Xbox 360
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS, Car Racing, Hack n Slash
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No way

 

[li-ion]

1. Age: 28
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Agnostic on the borderline to atheist, raised catholic
4. Belief in afterlife: No
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? maybe 1-2 hours a week (including solitaire if I'm bored at work)
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and DS
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS, Adventures
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? would surprise me.

 

[Valkyira]

1. Age: 21
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: No
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game?: Very often
7. How many hours a day do you game?: 3-4
8. What formats do you play?: Xbox 360 and PS3
9. Which is your preferred genre?: Stealth/action
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion?: Nope, it doesn't matter what your beliefs are, all people can enjoy games regardless of religion, gender, race etc:

 

[Baby Tea]

1. Age: 24
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Christian
4. Belief in afterlife: Yes
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 1-3
8. What format(s) do you play? 360 and DS
9. Which is your preferred genre? RPG (Western)
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Not even close. I could see a link between religion and types of games played, but how much time is spent playing based on religion? Nope.

 

[ae86gamer]

1. Age: 17
2. Gender: Female
3. Religion: Raised Catholic but borderline Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: Yes
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2-3
8. What format(s) do you play? Xbox 360 and PS3
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS / RPG
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[Matronadena]

1. Age: 28

2. Gender: female

3. Religion: Soto Zen Buddhist ( more a philosophy, not really a religion per-say )

4. Belief in afterlife: None

5. Belief in astral projection: None

6. Do you game? Yes

7. How many hours a day do you game? 1-6

8. What format(s) do you play? 360/PC

9. Which is your preferred genre? w-rpg

10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? could be
depending on some faiths that require certain times of day to be dedicated to their beliefs...

 

[arcainia]

1. Age: 20
2. Gender: Female
3. Religion: Agnostic
4. Belief in afterlife: Possibly?
5. Belief in astral projection: Not so much
6. Do you game? Yup
7. How many hours a day do you game? Not too much these days, maybe 2-4 hours
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, PS2 and DS
9. Which is your preferred genre? Survival Horror, RPGs, Simulation
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Nope

EDIT: Seems I'm the only jew here *eats Haman ear quietly while sobbing and barfing*

You're not. I say I'm agnostic, but my brother says I'm jewish whether I like it or not. >_>
My cat dropped our box of haman ears on the floor;...
-random-

 

[Archaon6044]

1. Age: 19
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: christened as a Protestant, but never believed anyway, and have become completely Athiest
4. Belief in afterlife: Reincarnation (i do have reasons)
5. Belief in astral projection: None (whit is this?)
6. Do you game? Prolificly
7. How many hours a day do you game? variable, though in an average week, probably more than 8 hours
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and Xbox360 (though am playing PS2 atm)
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS / RTS
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? absolutly not. did you check out "Left Behind"? gaming is just a way for me to pass my time in between lectures and assignments and exams, and being too poor to go out more than once a week (i'm a student)

 

[brainfreeze215]

1. Age: 20
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: none. Nope, not athiest. Not even agnostic. I have my own beliefs.
4. Belief in afterlife: yes
5. Belief in astral projection: no
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? less than 1
8. What format(s) do you play? PC and Wii
9. Which is your preferred genre? Adventure/RPG
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[Cylem]

1. Age: 16
2. Gender: Female
3. Religion: Christian
4. Belief in afterlife: Yes
5. Belief in astral projection: No
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 6-9
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, DS and Wii
9. Which is your preferred genre? MMOs and RPGs
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No

 

[cthulhu257]

1. Age: 16.
2. Gender: Male.
3. Religion: Scientist.
4. Belief in afterlife: Jhonen Vasquez's interpretation.
5. Belief in astral projection: No.
6. Do you game? Yes.
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2-3.
8. What format(s) do you play? Xbox 1.
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS/ any other action game.
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? No.

 

[Ignignoct]

1. Age: 22
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: Friendly Neighborhood Atheist
4. Belief in afterlife: Better off without one.
5. Belief in astral projection: No, but that won't stop me from trying =p.
6. Do you game? Yes
7. How many hours a day do you game? 2-5
8. What format(s) do you play? PC, PSP, 360
9. Which is your preferred genre? Fighters / Deep RPGs.
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Yes. Without a God to ponder and keep track of, some turn to gaming as a form of escaping reality, which is similar (JUST IMO!) to praying/attempting communion and "escaping" to God. It's a mental "tickle" that's hard to reach.

Now watch some troll roll by and interpret what I said as gaming = God.

 

[likalaruku]

1. Age: 25.
2. Gender: Female.
3. Religion: Atheist.
4. Belief in afterlife: None.
5. Belief in astral projection: None.
6. Do you game? Yes.
7. How many hours a day do you game? 4-11.
8. What format(s) do you play? PC & Sega Genesis. I want a PS1 too.
9. Which is your preferred genre? RTSRPG, TBSRPG, obsure adventure shooters.
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? Yes, I have noticed that very religios people tend to have a negative opinion of video games.

::reads everyone elses posts:: Apparently Atheists are very attracted to this survey.

 

[GodsOneMistake]

1. Age: 16
2. Gender: Male
3. Religion: I just feel like god likes to skrew with me
4. Belief in afterlife: I'de like there to be but not sure i believe there is
5. Belief in astral projection: Drugs count?
6. Do you game? HELLZ YA
7. How many hours a day do you game? Depends on if i have a new game than its like as much as possible but usually, an hour here or there
8. What format(s) do you play? 360, PS3, PC, WII
9. Which is your preferred genre? FPS, Action Adventure, open world, RPG
10. Do you think there could be a link between hours gaming and choice of religion? I've noticed a trend. Lots of Athiest gamers

 

[xXGeckoXx]

1. 13
2. Male
3. Atheist/Square platist
5. No
6. No
7. Yes
8. 2 hours per gaming session every other day
9. Xbox 360
10. FPS/RPG
11. Yes I also attribute it to Science...