"I'm amazed that we glorify killing in films and computer games. "
No wonder everyone likes you.
I never thought about killing from the atheist perspective though but I like your perspective. I am a multi-religious Mormon, so my views are a bit different on the subject of killing but ultimately it's a personal matter of empathy.
I don't understand why the media glorifies killing but I wish I did. It's horrible and barbaric. There are certainly better ways to solve one's problems than through violence. The "I want to kill them" mentality is so horribly flawed... I really wonder if people know just how horrible it is to kill another human being...
Yeah, taken from an atheist perspective, it's the worst possible crime. The annihilation of self for all eternity. It's not just a theft in this life; it's a theft of all and only chance of life.
And yet I've played computer games in which the aim was to kill something. I generally don't like them, but I'd be lying if I said I'd never played one. I watched and even enjoyed TV and films where people are represented dying. It's not a modern phenomenon. I watched an actor playing Caesar die in a production of the Shakespeare play.
Despite what I said in the first paragraph, I didn't feel the horror I should have done. The horror I feel when someone actually dies. Maybe there's something in the brain that protects us when we know it's not real. But the question still stands as to why we commonly accept killing as entertainment. I'd imagine people would be outraged if standard entertainment began to consist of brutal, graphic rapes, one after the other.
I'd love to see our culture characterise people who come across all gangsta as complete losers and people from difficult backgrounds who contribute to society and make something of themselves as winners. They're the ones who've done the hard work with a difficult start. There's nothing worthy, or even difficult, about pulling a trigger.
Nawh yer good, we're on the same page here. I don't know how old you are but even in HIGH SCHOOL the "gangsta" culture is a big hit. Because violence, something that requires little to no thought, is worth respect and praise? And of course if you disagree with this, you have no backbone. I will proudly accept the title.
It's seeping into younger and younger people too. I hear 10-11 year olds telling people to fear the crew they "roll with". And I wonder who taught them such values. Our society glorifies violence and those that unnecessarily commit it.
I have a few friends from the Phillipines ok I'm too tired to look that word up, Somalia and a few other third world countries that can't stand the way we Americans think of violence and think that if we saw TRUE violence, we might not think it is so cool anymore.
if you could commit murder and get away with it
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"I'm amazed that we glorify killing in films and computer games. "
No wonder everyone likes you.
I never thought about killing from the atheist perspective though but I like your perspective. I am a multi-religious Mormon, so my views are a bit different on the subject of killing but ultimately it's a personal matter of empathy.
I don't understand why the media glorifies killing but I wish I did. It's horrible and barbaric. There are certainly better ways to solve one's problems than through violence. The "I want to kill them" mentality is so horribly flawed... I really wonder if people know just how horrible it is to kill another human being...
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Yeah, taken from an atheist perspective, it's the worst possible crime. The annihilation of self for all eternity. It's not just a theft in this life; it's a theft of all and only chance of life.
And yet I've played computer games in which the aim was to kill something. I generally don't like them, but I'd be lying if I said I'd never played one. I watched and even enjoyed TV and films where people are represented dying. It's not a modern phenomenon. I watched an actor playing Caesar die in a production of the Shakespeare play.
Despite what I said in the first paragraph, I didn't feel the horror I should have done. The horror I feel when someone actually dies. Maybe there's something in the brain that protects us when we know it's not real. But the question still stands as to why we commonly accept killing as entertainment. I'd imagine people would be outraged if standard entertainment began to consist of brutal, graphic rapes, one after the other.
I'd love to see our culture characterise people who come across all gangsta as complete losers and people from difficult backgrounds who contribute to society and make something of themselves as winners. They're the ones who've done the hard work with a difficult start. There's nothing worthy, or even difficult, about pulling a trigger.
Sorry, you got me off on a crusade.
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Nawh yer good, we're on the same page here. I don't know how old you are but even in HIGH SCHOOL the "gangsta" culture is a big hit. Because violence, something that requires little to no thought, is worth respect and praise? And of course if you disagree with this, you have no backbone. I will proudly accept the title.
It's seeping into younger and younger people too. I hear 10-11 year olds telling people to fear the crew they "roll with". And I wonder who taught them such values. Our society glorifies violence and those that unnecessarily commit it.
I have a few friends from the Phillipines ok I'm too tired to look that word up, Somalia and a few other third world countries that can't stand the way we Americans think of violence and think that if we saw TRUE violence, we might not think it is so cool anymore.