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Marshall R Peterson's avatar

You’ve generated Food for thought. I always wonder when I watch kids play video games where they are killing masses of enemy and their avatar being killed only loses them a few points in a game. What are they learning? Will that affect them when they are faced with reality. I am from a generation before video games. I vividly remember the first time I pulled a trigger “ in anger.” I’ll admit I was slow on the uptake. It was a shock that a guy was trying to kill me. Then I pulled the trigger. Thank God I was a better shot, otherwise my hesitation would have been my last thought.

We have some of the world’s best warriors, so I guess we still have a seam of violence as part of our makeup as you suggest. I do wonder if we are breeding it out however as we further isolate and protect ourselves from nature. Sorry for rambling.

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Jeff Boss's avatar

Great article! I completely agree. Without violence, there would be no appreciation for peace, for good. We need the yin to define the yang. I would also say that the person who thinks they have no capacity for violence has obviously never been punched in the face😬 (or had their kids threatened, or had to protect their neighbor—both of which are sourced from compassion, not anger as violence is often attributed to).

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