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Originally posted by ARTelevision
Yes well.
I'm not convinced that the proponents of video games have demonstrated anything but their passionate love for this stuff.
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I disagree. This is objective, albeit unrecorded, experience:
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Originally posted by me
I have still never resorted to a violent solution because I am able to control myself and think about consequence. I've looked too hard to believe media and entertainment have no effect on us, but I also believe people, and not media, are actually responsible for their actions.
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and this is a very interesting, unsolved problem that seems to indicate that games are a
factor rather than a
cause:
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Originally posted by me
Another interesting factor is that there is a market for violent games. People desire to enact violent situations, and it is a good point that there are countries where life is cheap, so to speak, and computer games aren't readily available. Violent media is clearly a factor, but I think something a bit deeper is going on...
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