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Änσnymσus

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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #50 on: April 15, 2024, 04:26:42 AM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on April 15, 2024, 01:29:49 AM
You're not scrupulous, if you were scrupulous you'd give up the games. What you are is luke-warm and indecisive and that will cost you.

You don't need to follow your priest's bad advice since Our Lord has told you how severely to deal with occasions of sin.

And if thy hand, or thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame, than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee having one eye to enter into life, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

I recommend St. Alphonsus' sermon on avoiding occasions of sin, you can find the text online or audio on Defeat Modernism YT or Odysee.
How is it an occasion of sin? Recreation is not a sin. If i do all my prayers and other duties first there is nothing wrong with taking some leisure in my free time.
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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #51 on: April 15, 2024, 06:21:22 AM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on April 15, 2024, 04:26:42 AM
How is it an occasion of sin? Recreation is not a sin. If i do all my prayers and other duties first there is nothing wrong with taking some leisure in my free time.
Not all leisures are created equally. See Matthew's post on Monopoly.

Video games are not just any leisure, if they were, you'd have no problem swapping them with one of the many examples given. No, they are very special, that's why you won't give them up for much better leisures such as sport, reading, etc.
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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2024, 06:48:24 AM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on April 15, 2024, 06:21:22 AM
Not all leisures are created equally. See Matthew's post on Monopoly.

Video games are not just any leisure, if they were, you'd have no problem swapping them with one of the many examples given. No, they are very special, that's why you won't give them up for much better leisures such as sport, reading, etc.
I have no interest in 'sports' and I already do reading.
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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #53 on: April 15, 2024, 02:20:31 PM »

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How is it an occasion of sin? Recreation is not a sin. If i do all my prayers and other duties first there is nothing wrong with taking some leisure in my free time.
It's not an occasion to sin (unless the game has indecency in it).


If it was an occasion to sin, your priest would absolutely forbid it.  But he didn't.  He advised moderation in playing, which is the correct answer.

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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #54 on: April 15, 2024, 02:25:35 PM »
“My children, jump, run and play! Make all the noise you want, but avoid sin like the plague and you will surely gain heaven.”

-- St Don Bosco

My interpretation, in regards to this thread:  St Don Bosco's point is that having fun is better than idleness and boredom, which can often lead to temptations.  Occupy your mind (in moderation) with entertainment and it's harder to sin.  Thus, you are using entertainment as God intended (i.e. to relax and refresh the mind, after the day's work and duties are fulfilled).
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