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this started to make me think that there can be a type of atheist who professes a belief in one god or other and that only for whatever they can get out of the deal. From what I can tell in the game it is largely similar to life in that it is mostly a one way proposition. You worship the god and the god ignores you completely. The only caveat to this in the game is that at some point Dakkru's curse will supposedly be ameliorated at a rate consistent with your belief. That is not to say that there are no benefits that derive strictly from joining the god's earthly organization. So such an atheist as I suggest would join the religion for the contacts that can be made and profess belief only as profusely as needed to manipulate their intended listener. Whatever they actually believe need never be exposed to the light of day. I would call this your pragmatic atheist.
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics
Now this might not be possible if the gods played a more active role in the game, such as by some form of magic only available to the truly faithful although this would likely be impossible to code. It would require god-like insight into the motivations of the character. Of course a god might be unconcerned with mortal motivations and reward those mortals who are, for whatever reason, useful to them.
