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  Is it wrong to play GTA 5?

  by Brother Mike in

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  is it okay to play as a jehovah's witness?

  or is it just a conscience thing?.

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  I googled 'video games harmful' because I am not baised and guess what the LATEST research says?..... Go on ...... Guess..... A little...

  http://www.springer.com/about+springer/media/springer+select?SGWID=0-11001-6-1433942-0

  Video games do not make vulnerable teens more violent

  Study finds no evidence that violent video games increase antisocial behavior in youths with pre-existing psychological conditions

  Do violent video games such as ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Halo’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto’ trigger teenagers with symptoms of depression or attention deficit disorder to become aggressive bullies or delinquents? No, according to Christopher Ferguson of Stetson University and independent researcher Cheryl Olson from the US in a study published in Springer’s Journal of Youth and Adolescence. On the contrary, the researchers found that the playing of such games actually had a very slight calming effect on youths with attention deficit symptoms and helped to reduce their aggressive and bullying behavior.
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  Is it wrong to play GTA 5?

  by Brother Mike in

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  is it okay to play as a jehovah's witness?

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  I havent ONCE said I havent killed anyone..... cos I dont rat! Ha ha ha Dont be such a douche, at least read my replies!

  You said there is a strong psychological self immersion..... WTF? Is there? There is not one shred of evidence of this! ( off you go and google now)

  Whilst playing Crash bandicoot 35, i felt immersed and bgan jumping on boxes... Later playing Tomb Raider, I had the urge to say 'ugh' repeatedly and do a provocative handstand!
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  Duck Watchtowercy

  by Defianttruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  with phil robertson getting the boot within a day of his comments by a&e, what would happen if the lbg community started calling all of the venue managers of their convention arenas and exposing them for the hate group they are today?

  just a thought.

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  Watchtower are very HUSH about honosexuality nowadays....
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  Cost of new Kingdom Halls?

  by Blttex in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have been told that the cost to build a new kingdom hall is $500k +.

  i have a background in commercial construction and this seems pretty high to me, considering all the free labor.

  that is just the cost of the building, excluding the lot price.

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  You cant do your own build or refurbishment Blondie, also you cant say no to a refurbishment if the CO insists, which he does based on protocol i.e. When the last time it was refurbished was.
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  How to pioneer when it's below zero

  by Giordano in

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  2. experiences

  part 3. pioneer survival school with hilly and hoppy.. .

  one of my first duties was organizing the twice a week door to door service.

  but our two older brothers, hilly and hoppy, kept ducking me.

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  I remember one pioneer that I respected above all others..... He actually counted his hours.

  mehh guestimations were good enough for me.
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  Is it wrong to play GTA 5?

  by Brother Mike in

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  is it okay to play as a jehovah's witness?

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  The irony of the WT dogma regarding the influence of violent material is not lot lost on me nowadays, I recently spoke to my sister about games, movies, books etc and then asked her to look at the bible stories book and average WT And Awake. JW kids see pictures of genocide, infanticide, murder etc from dsy one, parents give them those books to play with in the KH from toddler age and up! Samson was a suicide murderer! David was a murderer, Moses was a murderer.... Shall i go on?

  How many 'worldly' kids are seeing that horror day in and day out? The smurfs are bad, but telling your kids everyone not a JW is due to die by gods hand is ok?.....here look at this visualisation... Yeah look a mum holding her dead daughter above a hole in the ground...

  Its MENTAL. How f'ed up a parent do you have to be to shovel this crap on your kids.... jesus...

  oh yeah and violent games are bad...

  

  

  GTA 75

  Get Through Armageddon '75 (we didnt say which 75!)
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  Is it wrong to play GTA 5?

  by Brother Mike in

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  is it okay to play as a jehovah's witness?

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  snare&racket

  Put the controller down fink, slowly, keep your other arm up in the air.... Ok now slowly get on your knees....

  FRAG
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  Is it wrong to play GTA 5?

  by Brother Mike in

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  is it okay to play as a jehovah's witness?

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  snare&racket

  There is strong psychological self immersion by people playing the game thats goes beyond a visional experience,

  practically when the individual plays the same game day after day for hours on end.

  You can only be a winner if you kill alot of people in the game.

  Someone hasnt played any video games.....

  [edit] What games do you play? Jesus maybe YOU shouldnt !.....

  I have played them for nearly 30 years and never felt any connection to the screen beyond entertainment or the story. I LOVE FPS and never once felt immersed in killing people. Gaming is 100% about the thrill of outsmarting the computer, the game maker or the chinese kid kicking your arse on battlefield... War happens to translate well, because it is a representation of the ultimate cost of being outsmarted, losing a virtual life.
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  Is it wrong to play GTA 5?

  by Brother Mike in

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  is it okay to play as a jehovah's witness?

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  I wonder how many people have played them or just read about them, they are so detached from real life its a ridiculous idea!

  Its like saying.... A kid playing with his lego, hijacking cars, doing bank robberies may go on to do It.... Its a character on the screen, even realistic games are 100% detached from real life. How many FIFA players became footballers, how many Wii tennis players got to Wimbledon!? Its THAT silly lol.

  Just as wii tennis has no connection to real tennis or reality, you dont even feel like playing tennis after it.... Likewise war games for example are as connected to real life as wii tennis.

  i sincerely believe and know from experience, that books, films and music have more connection and influence on relaity than CURRENT games. BUT STILL, if a book, film, song makes you do something stupid...,you are a dick!

  All you fear mongeres lol, check out THE OCULUS RIFT, this may change things....

  http://www.oculusvr.com

  http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TRyOzyTta24&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DTRyOzyTta24
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  Is it wrong to play GTA 5?

  by Brother Mike in

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  snare&racket

  Fink..... Dude, most of my generation play these games, the minority dont. I am 33, a mature student in education. By the time my disc arrived most of my colleagues had completed it.

  Did watching spaghetti westerns destroy your generation?.... Come on !