I wasn't really sure I was going to post at all here because I'm not sure if my opinions would seem too strict or overly religious, but my entire life is deeply, deeply rooted in holiness so I really have no intentions of ever drinking because I don't want to be so intoxicated in my body that I lose connection with my spirit.
With that said, I'd have to go back to what Kyra said earlier, only that this is a different circumstance but I believe the same principle holds true. In my stories, people die. It's quite possible that sometime in my writing a main character will murder someone. That does not mean that I have to go murder someone in order to accurately portray the feelings one experiences while commiting a murder. Nor would I have to steal something because a character does, or climb a mountain with too little supplies. Part of good writing is creating scenes and circumstances vividly, realistically, and believably, especially when you haven't done those things. Feeling like you have to do everything your character does in order to explain it clearly is... sort of cheating. :D
Though I think it's awesome to write about experiences you have taken part in, I wouldn't do anything you don't want to do for the sake of writing. Your spirit is more important. The bible says that are bodies are the temple of the Lord, and obviously trashing them = bad/not win. What you can do while still maintaining a Godly holiness is up to you and your convictions. :)
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With that said, I'd have to go back to what Kyra said earlier, only that this is a different circumstance but I believe the same principle holds true. In my stories, people die. It's quite possible that sometime in my writing a main character will murder someone. That does not mean that I have to go murder someone in order to accurately portray the feelings one experiences while commiting a murder. Nor would I have to steal something because a character does, or climb a mountain with too little supplies. Part of good writing is creating scenes and circumstances vividly, realistically, and believably, especially when you haven't done those things. Feeling like you have to do everything your character does in order to explain it clearly is... sort of cheating. :D
Though I think it's awesome to write about experiences you have taken part in, I wouldn't do anything you don't want to do for the sake of writing. Your spirit is more important. The bible says that are bodies are the temple of the Lord, and obviously trashing them = bad/not win. What you can do while still maintaining a Godly holiness is up to you and your convictions. :)
/honestly unjudgemental sermon