Religious Philosophy in Assassin's Creed

DISCLAIMER: This video is only intended to examine the religious and philosophical themes of assassins creed, a fictional video game. It is in no way intended to be a reflection of reality, my personal beliefs, nor is it meant to malign, slander, or misrepresent any religious belief one may hold.

Assassin's Creed is a series about action, parkour, combat, and stealth during the most fascinating time periods in history. What connects all these time periods together is the war between the Assassins and the Templars. But there’s something else that connects all these time periods together, something that’s ubiquitous with all forms of human civilization. It’s depicted in all games, and is integral to the grand plot of Assassin’s Creed as a whole, yet it’s barely telegraphed as being anything other than immersion for the time period…and that is religion. Assassin's Creed was founded on the idea of secret history and conspiracy theories, and to put it very simply, the secret history of assassin's creed is that God doesn't exist. Join me as I explore the religious themes of assassin's creed, the religious philosophy the assassins and the templars hold, and the interpretations of Altair's Codex.


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