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Mog The Almighty

and continue to draw the moderate Muslims to the darkside by showing them the pleasures of beer and bacon. This is the most viable long-term approach, I feel. :thumbup: And it genuinely works. Showing these guys that the 'decadence' of the West is actually kinda fun, and that you don't have to wait...

Mog The Almighty

and continue to draw the moderate Muslims to the darkside by showing them the pleasures of beer and bacon. This is the most viable long-term approach, I feel. :thumbup: And it genuinely works. Showing these guys that the 'decadence' of the West is actually kinda fun, and that you don't have to wait...

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Well that's actually playing into the hands of ISIS and their ilk. Sun Tzu had some pretty interesting ideas on doing what the enemy wants you to do. But that's not what I'm asking. If people have to have a cartoon competition, then go for it. I'm not going to be in favour of the gubmint banning st...

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Better do whatever they say then.

Mog The Almighty

Well that's actually playing into the hands of ISIS and their ilk. Sun Tzu had some pretty interesting ideas on doing what the enemy wants you to do. But that's not what I'm asking. If people have to have a cartoon competition, then go for it. I'm not going to be in favour of the gubmint banning st...

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So what are the effects of the competition going to be? What happens next? Apart from actually doing exactly what they demand you don't do, what's the other option? By default it's capitulating to ridiculous demands and ridiculous assertions of "being offended" backed by violence. if a society is t...

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But that isnt their point really, the grubby little douchbag just doesnt like muslims and he wants to needle them I honestly don't believe that's what is happening. The point is that in a functioning, rational democratic system, "I find that offensive, don't say it" is not an argument, and it's not...

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Christ, that seems like an awful lot. Where did it all go wrong? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45329030 I wonder at the validity of questionnaires aimed at 14-year olds. What does "self harm" even mean and how honest are the responses? Not saying it's not a problem. Just sceptical of the method.

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But that isnt their point really, the grubby little douchbag just doesnt like muslims and he wants to needle them I honestly don't believe that's what is happening. The point is that in a functioning, rational democratic system, "I find that offensive, don't say it" is not an argument, and it's not...

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Apparently he does have some sort of right to do that .... So atheists have a right to mock Christians and Muslims and Buddhists and other religious folks, it seems. Do those people have the right to mock atheists, generally ? Of course they do. You can't make it illegal to laugh at other people. Y...

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Can people at least see that there are slightly more constructive methods of fighting the insidious evil scourge of Islam than this? Ridicule, mockery and satire is an excellent way to undermine silly outdated institutions I agree that pointing out that something is ridiculous with humour (i.e. moc...

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Apparently he does have some sort of right to do that .... So atheists have a right to mock Christians and Muslims and Buddhists and other religious folks, it seems. Do those people have the right to mock atheists, generally ? Of course they do. You can't make it illegal to laugh at other people. Y...

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While I think that intentionally antagonising people over cultural values just for the lolz is needlessly dickish, I really do feel that this massively reactionary element of Islam really needs to get over itself. Like, this bit is outrageous: Islamic countries should cooperate to create laws again...

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While I think that intentionally antagonising people over cultural values just for the lolz is needlessly dickish, I really do feel that this massively reactionary element of Islam really needs to get over itself. Like, this bit is outrageous: Islamic countries should cooperate to create laws again...

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Thanks for the tip. I've had great fun with it the last couple of days. No problem. I've fallen away from it for the moment, been busy with my new game, which is... I bought a racing wheel during the week. The cheapest force feedback one from a non-crap manufacturer and I've been playing iRacing wi...

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I don't mean to sound holier than thou, but I just feel a bit sorry for her. Obviously clueless and all the wrong priorities and destined to live a sad, insecure life with her one chance at it.

I reserve my spite for people who should know better.

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Seems legit https://media.giphy.com/media/hTAX1RiAv7W9X14EeA/giphy.gif The way he used his forearm after the impact doesn’t look good to me and would be very worthy of a yellow if not red. Poor tackle technique from 7 makes the contact look even worse but still Parisse has acted dangerously. Bolloc...

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I have found that if I play lots of PS4 my sleep is affected, particularly if I play right up to bedtime and I'm clocking up several hours on a regular basis. I don't know that it affects my mood, but I could see how consistent playing of video games could cause or aggravate mental health issues in...

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The NRA is overjoyed everyones all talking about video games. Everyone (well, most of us) knows that availability of guns plays an enormous role. Likewise, we all know mental health is a huge issue. Just because we're discussing whether violent media also plays a role doesn't mean anyone is discoun...

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I reckon you're on to something there Mog. If you put a loony Viking teenager in the current day, they'd probably go on an axe rampage rather than a gun rampage, because otherwise they wouldn't know how guns work. :lol: It's as absurd to say that there is 0% influence of 'gun glorification' in medi...

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CM11 wrote:As expected, you've constructed an argument which allows no possibility that you'll accept you might be wrong.

So this is your bizarre way of conceding that what I've been saying all along is just common sense, and that it's obviously correct? Why was that so hard to admit?

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0031-7 I haven't read this one but it uses fancy stats terms so must be a fun read. I read that one already, it's just not very interesting. "Does owning a gun cause an increase in aggression?". Probably not. Do a lot of guns in society increase the chance...

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0031-7 I haven't read this one but it uses fancy stats terms so must be a fun read. I read that one already, it's just not very interesting. "Does owning a gun cause an increase in aggression?". Probably not. Do a lot of guns in society increase the chance...

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https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/theconversation.com/amp/its-time-to-end-the-debate-about-video-games-and-violence-91607 But, but, it stands to reason that video games have to have a causal effect. It just does. How can you not see that? Really? I'm not saying that violent video games directly cause ...

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CM11 wrote:Ika

I haven't mentioned any study, you're scatter gunning right now.

You implied I'd automatically dismiss any study, just because I dismissed that one. That's what I was referring to.

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Mog, there's been shit-tons of studies over the years on this. None of them have drawn your conclusions. Sorry. No need to be sorry. You dont get points for condescendingly acting as if you know something I dont. (because I seriously doubt you have read a single one). I also doubt there are "shit t...

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Mog, there's been shit-tons of studies over the years on this. None of them have drawn your conclusions. Sorry. No need to be sorry. You dont get points for condescendingly acting as if you know something I dont. (because I seriously doubt you have read a single one). I also doubt there are "shit t...

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Mog, there's been shit-tons of studies over the years on this. None of them have drawn your conclusions. Sorry. No need to be sorry. You dont get points for condescendingly acting as if you know something I dont. (because I seriously doubt you have read a single one). I also doubt there are "shit t...

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We already did both of those jokes. I’m with Ika, there’s probably a link for a certain type of personality but “not all gamers” etc. I have lots of cousins and other family members who are either in their teens or were recently. My mom is from a big family and so is my wife. Again there is a diffe...

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I'm not being block-headed at all. Totally refusing to consider that perhaps the stimuli a child grows up with, one that includes glorifying gun violence in highly realistic video games and movies, may actually effect the child's attitude towards gun violence, that's is being block-headed. I mean fu...

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I'd argue violent video games are popular because they reflect basic human instinct. For all the progress we make through our evolution, at the end of the day we're still just a bunch of primates. It's our deconditioning stopping us from unleashing and tearing each other apart. Do you wonder why we...

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Nolanator, either read the thread and contribute something interesting or piss off. The study was idiotic and you're trying to score points like a twat. Your logic is idiotic. You're doing your usual of stating an opinion and then cherry picking stuff that supports it and portraying it all as FACT....

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I'd argue violent video games are popular because they reflect basic human instinct. For all the progress we make through our evolution, at the end of the day we're still just a bunch of primates. It's our deconditioning stopping us from unleashing and tearing each other apart. Do you wonder why we...

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Hah! My post was more accurate than I thought it would be. Were you actually surprised, really? I just didn't think he'd go ahead and validate it so quickly! Mog, you're picking and choosing your logic too. You've started with the premise that it is true and worked backwards to validate your opinio...

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I've played every violent game going, and watched the most gory movies made, as I suspect have most on this bored. I still haven't had the slightest inclination to go on a killing spree. I haven't even felt the need to start a fight. I think the biggest problem, and most likely cause, is isolation....

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You can read about ethanol here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol The concept that there are health benefits to ingesting this substance is prima facie ridiculous, and the arguments are laced with so many caveats and conditions as to amount to nothing more than sophistry, usually punted by the...

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The Guardian's comment: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/27/surprised-how-happy-am-give-up-alcohol-teetotal?CMP=twt_gu I've read this woman's book. It's quite good. Well that's the unsurprising opinion of one teetotaller, and she's wrong when she says, "But it’s now become impossi...

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It was more your one man study I was getting at. Of course skepticism is a corner stone of science but you debunk studies with facts, not your own opinion. I think my opinion is pretty logical. And I don't feel the need to debunk, "they were shown pictures of a bus and a dog and asked which is a ve...

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The Guardian's comment: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/27/surprised-how-happy-am-give-up-alcohol-teetotal?CMP=twt_gu I've read this woman's book. It's quite good. Well that's the unsurprising opinion of one teetotaller, and she's wrong when she says, "But it’s now become impossi...

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