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Yet another mass shooting...
- Thread starter Father Heathen
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Try'n to get this thread closed too?
Genuine followers of Jesus put down the sword (carnal weapons) as Jesus said at Matthew 26:52, Revelation 13:10
Christian weapons are not carnal weapons - 2 Corinthians 10:4
Christian armor is spiritual and Not literal - Ephesians 6:11-17
Weapons will be turned into farm implements as found at Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3-4
Swords and spears aka weapons take away life, whereas plowshares and pruning shears promote life.
Those who live by the 'sword' will die by the ' sword', the 'sword-like executional words from Jesus' mouth' as found at Isaiah 11:3-4; Revelation 19:14-15
So what's his option, sit back say nothing and wait a day or two for it to happen again?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
But let's ignore proportions and catalysts.
Best option: No hostile tantrums.
Does no good to yell at people whose minds need to change.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
It was neither hostile nor a tantrum. It was an simply an objective analysis.
Because that has worked?
Wildswanderer
Veteran Member
This is something new?
Im pretty sure we have better mental health care than we ever have.
Wildswanderer
Veteran Member
Good reason to avoid Walmart...as if I needed one.
Heyo
Veteran Member
Sometimes.
Race and gender equality are a thing now, at least on paper. They also had to be fought for against a conservative majority. For decades.
But then again, maybe you are right and maybe Planck was right that progress comes "one funeral at a time".
That is a novel use of the word “objective” that I’d not run across before.It was neither hostile nor a tantrum. It was an simply an objective analysis.
Better than anti-gunner tantrums.
So bumped it down to only 606 mass shootings this year in America. I'd to think how high it would be if there were hostile tantrums.
Anybody else wonder about a connection between the rise in mass shootings and the rise in popularity of violent video games?
I mean how many people (kids especially) in the US spend a significant part of their day shooting at make-believe people on computer screens?
"The psychological group reports that more than 90% of children in the United States play video games. Among kids between the ages of 12 and 17, the number rises to 97%. More important, 85% or more of video games on the market contain some form of violence. The titles seem to say it all: “Manhunt,” “Thrill Kill,” “Gears of War” and “Mortal Kombat.” However, even the seemingly benign “Pokemon Go” requires players to go to battle.
The American Psychological Association observed in an August 2015 policy statement that research demonstrated a link “between violent video game use and both increases in aggressive behavior … and decreases in prosocial behavior, empathy, and moral engagement.”
Do video games lead to violence? | CNN.
50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream (1970-2020)
I think to some extent these games have helped normalize gun violence. Probably especially true to an already disturbed mind.
I mean how many people (kids especially) in the US spend a significant part of their day shooting at make-believe people on computer screens?
"The psychological group reports that more than 90% of children in the United States play video games. Among kids between the ages of 12 and 17, the number rises to 97%. More important, 85% or more of video games on the market contain some form of violence. The titles seem to say it all: “Manhunt,” “Thrill Kill,” “Gears of War” and “Mortal Kombat.” However, even the seemingly benign “Pokemon Go” requires players to go to battle.
The American Psychological Association observed in an August 2015 policy statement that research demonstrated a link “between violent video game use and both increases in aggressive behavior … and decreases in prosocial behavior, empathy, and moral engagement.”
Do video games lead to violence? | CNN.
50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream (1970-2020)
I think to some extent these games have helped normalize gun violence. Probably especially true to an already disturbed mind.
Problem: Getting gun rights types to come up with and accept useful regulation.
Problem #2: Getting anti gun types to appear reasonable.
Wanna have a productive influence, or just yell at us?
Moved beyond any of it, no skin off my nose if Americans enjoy shooting each other but if the people who live there want to get angry about it good for them, maybe they'll finally be heard.
So yelling it is.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Japan has a big video game culture, yet acts of violence are extremely rare there. Same with many European countries.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Fresh piles of dead school children are gonna stir up a little passion, and responses of "Oh, well. Thoughts and prayers. Zzz." are gonna stir up a little frustration.