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Author Topic: Morality of video games and temptations  (Read 12222 times)

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Änσnymσus

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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #55 on: April 15, 2024, 03:32:29 PM »
Exploring art and nature, the kinds that lift our mind to God, is a good hobby. Find interesting things to look at with a powerful magnifying glass or microscope. Learn to play or even build musical instruments. Try taking on the challenge of composing a strategy/formula for converting people to the true faith. I figure the best way is to guide them along a thought process by providing the information and questions to ask themself, but have them make all the conclusions, so they actually do some thinking.
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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #56 on: April 15, 2024, 03:43:15 PM »
This sounds like an addiction to me.  Is there such a thing as a Video Games Anonymous group like Alcoholic Anonymous?
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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #57 on: April 16, 2024, 04:41:30 AM »
Quote from: Änσnymσus on April 15, 2024, 03:43:15 PM
This sounds like an addiction to me.  Is there such a thing as a Video Games Anonymous group like Alcoholic Anonymous?
I don't know but I see it more like it might be the same kind of addiction as listening to rock music, or hip hop, or whatever it is they listen to these days. 
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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #58 on: April 16, 2024, 09:19:25 AM »

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This sounds like an addiction to me.
There's a big difference between getting really, really into something and being addicted.  Some people (especially introverts) are able to fully immerse themselves into a topic and not be addicted.  You can be temporarily obsessed with something but not be addicted.  God created this personality type, so it's not wrong.  But it must be moderated.


On the opposite end of the spectrum (extroverts) are those people who hate studying and struggle very much with things that are intellectual.  Are we to label all of these people lazy and stupid?  No, they just think/react more to tangible things, instead of the abstract.  They are the types that react to stimuli of the senses (i.e. people, conversations) instead of ideas and thinking.

People nowadays throw around the word addiction way too often.
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Re: Morality of video games and temptations
« Reply #59 on: April 16, 2024, 08:28:19 PM »
Addiction is a [color=var(--color-visited)]neuropsychological[/color] disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a [color=var(--color-visited)]drug[/color] or engage in a behaviour that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use often alters [color=var(--color-visited)]brain function[/color] in ways that perpetuate [color=var(--color-visited)]craving[/color], and weakens (but does not completely negate) [color=var(--color-visited)]self-control[/color].

Nothing to do with introvert or extrovert.

From the very first line of the topic the OP tells us he is ”under heavy temptation” and shows in his replies that though he is attempting to defeat them he keeps going back to them.

That illustrates that it. Is more than “really really being into something”, but rather an addiction. In other words the games control him, not vice versa.
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