If parents think that these games are too violent, then they shouldn't buy the games for their kids in the first place.^THAT^
I'd rather see violence on the screen rather then in real life.
But real violence is really disturbing, and letting it in the hands of younger gamers is not a good idea. They should grow up playing Mario, not GTA (in my opinion).Then they should never have gotten a hold of it in the first place. Ratings exist for a reason, enforce it.
Are video games too violent? Or movies for that matter? I don't think so because they are a reflection of our world which is far more violent then any form of media could ever be. To see something on a screen is one thing, to experience it in real life would be a heart-stopper. If parents, governments, etc. complain these things are too violent then they shouldn't buy 'em. And if they still persist in getting rid of them then drag their sorry, ignorant asses out to the middle of a war zone and give them a taste of reality. Games and movies aren't as bad as they make them out to be. It is the reality that is far worse. I'd rather see violence on the screen rather then in real life.
What I would censor every time is games that promote crime, like GTA. Fantasy violence is one thing, that doesn't bother me a lot, though sometimes it's borderline with bad taste or even exceeds that line. But real violence is really disturbing, and letting it in the hands of younger gamers is not a good idea. They should grow up playing Mario, not GTA (in my opinion).
So I dunno. I know it's a tired discussion, but I don't think violence in media affects or influences people in the real world. Some may add, "Unless they're mentally ill, that is." Well, not even... Sometimes you just have sociopaths who just don't give a fudge about their fellow human beings, but it's not as if a video game filled with sunshine and rainbows is gonna make such a person any less of a scumbag. One need look no further than Chris-chan for an example.
Can you imagine what chaos would reign if just the strong believers of different religions tried to decide what all children should be taught and exposed to?
This has already happened with the Catholic church. That's why it's called the Dark ages (Medieval age).
...do you think the fundamentalist Hindu would agree with the fundamentalist Christian would agree with the fundamentalist Muslim would agree with the fundamentalist Jane would agree with the fundamentalist Jew?
Whoa, so many agreements... :P
I'm talking about if it was everyone's responsibility to judge what every child should see as they grew up, do you think the fundamentalist Hindu would agree with the fundamentalist Christian would agree with the fundamentalist Muslim would agree with the fundamentalist Jane would agree with the fundamentalist Jew? Obviously not, it would be total chaos trying to get those people to agree on the essential life lessons and perspectives.
If you study thoroughly the moral-political foundations of the three monotheistic religions you'd find that the core values are quite similar, and I believe all or most of those theologies borrowed ideas from neo-platonism. That's why it's often called "Judeo-Christian values". The reason the religions fought each other for so long is because they were all like "screw you my religion is best God said I was the chosen one herp derp".
they give put excuses like "we are defending the nation by studying Torah" which is something you really can't argue with
Or rather, so many arguments.
To all the haters that blames video games for violence: How do you explain the countries that have the same or worse violence in media, but lower rates of violent crime? Case closed.
To all the haters that blames video games for violence: How do you explain the countries that have the same or worse violence in media, but lower rates of violent crime? Case closed.Reversal also works: