Episode 8: Profane Play

What is this profane play that I keep speaking of? You, dear reader, dearest play worshipper, mus...

Episode 8 of the Cosmologia Ludica podcast, hosted by Aaron Finbloom, titled "Episode 8: Profane Play" was published on September 8, 2023 and runs 18 minutes.

September 8, 2023 ·18m · Cosmologia Ludica

Summary

What is this profane play that I keep speaking of? You, dear reader, dearest play worshipper, must know of this most of all lest you get lost on your path towards divine worship. Most of the things we call “play” in our modern Western world can be considered blasphemous or profane. However, blasphemous play is not really “offensive” in the way that traditional blasphemy is offensive. The God of Play does not take offense in any serious way. The God of Play meets all offense with a smirk and playful, encouraging gestures. For the God of Play, all offense is itself a game. In this sense, blasphemous play isn’t really play. It is something else disguised as play. But then why call it blasphemous? For something to be an offense towards a God it must have some power against this God. Blasphemous play steers potential worshippers away from the divine path. It diverts attention away from divine worship. Blasphemous play reduces humanity’s attention and focus on the God of Play; however, it does not directly damage or injure the God. Therefore, let us merely call this type of play profane play, and not name this play blasphemy, for blasphemy must always offend, and the God of Play is most certainly not offended. We shall define profane play as that which is play, but not divine. And now we begin the hunt for qualifications of false play, qualifications that divine play has that profane play doesn’t have.

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