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2/9/2013 6:41:12 PM
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Violent video games make you less sensitive to violence. In turn making you more likely to commit a violent act.
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Nice evidence you have there. Oh, you don't. Cue the response of : "You can look it up online if you want", rather than provide sources.
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Thing is, I and I'm pretty sure most other people, realize that these are in-game avatars we're shooting. It's like playing airsoft or paintball, no one dies, no one gets really hurt(cept ragers, they get butthurt, lol), you get an out(respawn time). Real violence, is much, much different than video game violence. Video games may desensitize us to the IDEA of violence, but not actual violence itself.
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Really? I've played the most violent of video games and seeing the site of real blood still makes me nauseous and I have never met anybody that has been desensitized to real violence by video games. I'm fairly sure you are wrong.
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I love your anecdotal evidence.
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He's just trolling, he has no idea what he's talking about.
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Actually Im not. Nice evidence you got there
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[url=http://www.tamiu.edu/~cferguson/Not%20Worth%20the%20Fuss.pdf]Here you go.[/url] You can simply Google "Videogames do not cause violence" and be linked to tons of different sites. Or you can simply realize that videogames have become extremely popular over the past 10 years, particularly violent ones, and note that the world has not descended into chaos as a result.
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[quote]note that the world has not descended into chaos as a result.[/quote] Except ya know. Were more advanced as a society, yet our murder and crime rates are at an all time high.
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[url=http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/violent-crime/violent-crime]Sorry, what was that?[/url] Maybe you should stop talking out of your ass.
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Edited by PSU 975: 2/9/2013 7:31:25 PMlol youre just bad that the government is threatening your precious video games. Also, 2011? LOL
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You're comparing ONE city's murder rate from two different time eras, and saying that videogames are what's causing that? Not only is there absolutely NO evidence to suggest that videogames are what is causing the high murder rate in that SINGLE city, but the overall violent crime rate in the country is down in the past five years, and is really down overall. Furthermore, I linked at least one study (and could link several more) that say videogames really have no negative outcome on people. For the record, the government isn't threatening anything to do with videogames and I'm not mad at all. I'm just calling out your ignorance.
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ignorance? Im ignorant because I have an opinion? Anyone who doesnt think movies AND video games AND T.V. doesnt desensitize us to violence is oblivious to how the world works.
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[quote]ignorance? Im ignorant because I have an opinion? Anyone who doesnt think movies AND video games AND T.V. doesnt desensitize us to violence is oblivious to how the world works.[/quote] Well, I can think that the sky is really yellow or that water isn't made up of two hydrogen molecules and an oxygen molecule, but it would still be wrong and would still make me ignorant (or, in the case of having an opinion which is disproven by facts that you are aware of, yet disregard, it would make you stupid).
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Edited by GuN: 2/10/2013 12:11:31 AMQuite a few (published!)articles actually do state notices in increased levels of violence, hostility, and aggression after indiviudals have been exposed to violent media. What's even more interesting is that a few have noted the most increases in those playing violent video games vs watching violent TV or movies. [url=http://lol.medieraadet.dk/upload/mulige_aasager_social_hensynsloeshed.pdf]Just one small example.[/url]
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The reason I posted the study that I did is because it mentions the fact that a lot of researchers will conduct these experiments with one, or more, fallacies. Some will use haphazard definitions for aggresion, some will have a bias toward discovering aggresive behavior in those who partake in violent media, etc. The relevant study I brought up attempts to minimize these and finds there is no long term effect on those who would play violent games. The study you posted I would question the validity of the results. From what I gathered, they seemed to consider those whose skin response/heart rate indicated a "desensatization" toward violent films after playing violent games meant they had been desensatized. I would argue that simply because one is apathetic when viewing a violent war documentary or something doesn't mean if some guy walked in and shot somebody in the room they wouldn't care. Violence on the screen and violence in front of a person, or otherwise relevant to them, are quite different.
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[quote][quote]ignorance? Im ignorant because I have an opinion? Anyone who doesnt think movies AND video games AND T.V. doesnt desensitize us to violence is oblivious to how the world works.[/quote] Well, I can think that the sky is really yellow or that water isn't made up of two hydrogen molecules and an oxygen molecule, but it would still be wrong and would still make me ignorant (or, in the case of having an opinion which is disproven by facts that you are aware of, yet disregard, it would make you stupid).[/quote] youve yet to prove anything. Stick to playing video games brother
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YOU have yet to prove anything. I provided evidence for my claims. You gave me a study about a single city in which videogames weren't mentioned at all. Furthermore, the supreme court, the place that basically takes these studies and decides whether or not they are true enough to warrant laws in the USA, said this: [quote]Psy-chological studies purporting to show a connection between exposureto violent video games and harmful effects on children do not prove that such exposure causes minors to act aggressively.[/quote] [url=http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/10pdf/08-1448.pdf]Source.[/url] So, yeah, it's out there, it's proven. Quit being ignorant and acting as if media outlets are going to damn people when it's bad parenting, mental illness, and sheer stupidity which a ban on games (or anything) couldn't prevent.
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Oh look another person proving DatDudeBV wrong. Not surprised at all.
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Bloody hell this is hopeless. You're too ignorant.
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Edited by Hovris: 2/9/2013 7:34:54 PMThat's just Chicago, and video games aren't mentioned at all in the article so it doesn't prove if it's due to games or not.
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I don't see any evidence from you.
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Do you want me to google the tons of evidence that has been collected by the government? If you dont think GTA or COD makes you less sensitive to killing than you are naive. And listen, Im not just picking on video games. Movies and T.V. also makes us less sensitive to violence. Take GTA back in time to the early 1900's. See if they'll be able to play it and kill people.
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I could just as easily Google evidence against it.
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I know ya could brother. Fact is, you think Im trolling because I have a differing opinion than you. lol typical.
