If the characters aren't obviously religious in canon, I'd never think that they are in any way religious.
Mm, I understand where you're coming from, but these character do live in worlds where magic and miracles happen. Often, to them. Aside from Elibe, where the divine doesn't appear to intervene much, it's really hard for me (as an atheist!) to see where a canonical atheist like Michalis is coming from. The divine is so active in his world that his lack of belief comes across as a character flaw... which it probably is. :/
Now, I agree-- a 1950s American AU and a 2010s UK or Germany AU would make different requirements of the characters at all levels of society re: belief. Even today in the US, church attendance can still determine who wins a custody battle, and it's NOT that way in other industrialized nations.
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Date: 2012-08-04 06:10 pm (UTC)Mm, I understand where you're coming from, but these character do live in worlds where magic and miracles happen. Often, to them. Aside from Elibe, where the divine doesn't appear to intervene much, it's really hard for me (as an atheist!) to see where a canonical atheist like Michalis is coming from. The divine is so active in his world that his lack of belief comes across as a character flaw... which it probably is. :/
Now, I agree-- a 1950s American AU and a 2010s UK or Germany AU would make different requirements of the characters at all levels of society re: belief. Even today in the US, church attendance can still determine who wins a custody battle, and it's NOT that way in other industrialized nations.