Florian F. wrote:
Why? At least now the name refers to something.
I’ve never seen a “name” that didn’t refer to something. Perhaps you
meant “implies” something. And yes, it implies a sense of arrogance on
Tom’s part.
And your comment, Benj, about the Gaming industry already doing it - so
it must be “ok”… and your initial thoughts on objections for the use
of the name, and then signing as “mostly agnostic”… You sir - have
given me the best laugh of the day! Your first thoughts must have come
from your non-“mostly agnostic” side, and by the definition of agnostic,
you are uncertain anyway. So, your post is a trip, (a riot, it’s
hilarious), anyway you look at it! And yes, in this case, it’s
perfectly relevant.
Perhaps its my age (44), which to some might suggest a certain level of
maturity and/or discretion, but I would have spent a bit more mental
time to come up with a name, like I said before, that was more
appropriate, or perhaps, OK, I’ll quit beating around the bush on my
real feelings - less inappropriate.
But, being a candidate for an old fuddy-duddy, I could be looking at
this all wrong too. With God (the real one) being taken out of schools,
and His commandments being taken out of our courthouses, and in all the
other ways society has found to remove or otherwise pidgeon-hole God out
of our lives, perhaps this reference, however infinitesimally minute in
the scheme of things, will raise someone’s curiosity enough to do some
exploration for themselves on the matter.
One last comment. Yes, this name choice, as we’ve already seen, will be
the brunt of jokes and snickering, but in the end, you (Tom) have set a
pretty big expectation for the usefulness and quality of your wares.
Good luck with your project. (P.S. yeah, I know, “luck” is a pagan
thing!)
Todd
Now, before anyone gets their knickers in a twist on my comments - take
a deep breath, relax, and realize that I have not personally attacked
anyone. Might I have made fun of you? Well, that depends!