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If you're morally against killing people, why would you want to play a game about killing people?

by lukeschlather 7y ago

benj111 7y ago
One other thing I've never quite understood is that a child can watch James Bond shoot a few hundred people and that's fine, it is significantly less fine for that child to watch a film of 2 people having sex, even though sex is a normal heathy part of life. In the UK a 16 year old can legally have sex, but cant watch it?! Tbh I'm not sure, I get turned off by things like Saw, because I don't really think theres the need to go that far, but on the other hand, is Mario jumping on a turtle animal cruelty? I suppose the line is realism? Mario isnt attempting to be real? Quorn mince isnt attempting to be real, vegetarian bacon is.
- lukeschlather 7y ago
  I mean for me it's just a question of nutrition. Especially if I'm doing a lot of activity, vegetarian food that "pretends to be meat" gives me a lot more protein with less fiber and carbs which translates into a better balance for exercise.
  - benj111 7y ago
    It doesn't sound like you're a vegetarian for an animal welfare reason though? If you've stopped eating meat for environmental/health reasons then there isn't really the contradiction. 'Salty Crispy protein bits' gets us the same thing as vegetarian bacon, without seemingly being morally objectionable to a demographic you're targeting.
    - lukeschlather 7y ago
      I'm a vegetarian for a variety of reasons, but I don't understand why anyone would have a moral problem with making facsimiles of dead animals. (It's actually imprisoning and killing living creatures that I think most people have a moral problem with.)
      - benj111 7y ago
        Fair enough, I can think of a few situations where a facsimile can cause moral problems, sex I've mentioned, pedophilia, dressing up as a nazi/kkk. Obviously that feeling isnt as wide spread as I thought though.

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If you're morally against killing people, why would you want to play a game about killing people?

by lukeschlather 7y ago

If you're morally against killing people, why would you want to play a game about killing people?

benj111 7y ago
One other thing I've never quite understood is that a child can watch James Bond shoot a few hundred people and that's fine, it is significantly less fine for that child to watch a film of 2 people having sex, even though sex is a normal heathy part of life. In the UK a 16 year old can legally have sex, but cant watch it?! Tbh I'm not sure, I get turned off by things like Saw, because I don't really think theres the need to go that far, but on the other hand, is Mario jumping on a turtle animal cruelty? I suppose the line is realism? Mario isnt attempting to be real? Quorn mince isnt attempting to be real, vegetarian bacon is.
- lukeschlather 7y ago
  I mean for me it's just a question of nutrition. Especially if I'm doing a lot of activity, vegetarian food that "pretends to be meat" gives me a lot more protein with less fiber and carbs which translates into a better balance for exercise.
  - benj111 7y ago
    It doesn't sound like you're a vegetarian for an animal welfare reason though? If you've stopped eating meat for environmental/health reasons then there isn't really the contradiction. 'Salty Crispy protein bits' gets us the same thing as vegetarian bacon, without seemingly being morally objectionable to a demographic you're targeting.
    - lukeschlather 7y ago
      I'm a vegetarian for a variety of reasons, but I don't understand why anyone would have a moral problem with making facsimiles of dead animals. (It's actually imprisoning and killing living creatures that I think most people have a moral problem with.)
      - benj111 7y ago
        Fair enough, I can think of a few situations where a facsimile can cause moral problems, sex I've mentioned, pedophilia, dressing up as a nazi/kkk. Obviously that feeling isnt as wide spread as I thought though.