Television and its adverse effects on consciousnes

[FlamingZword]

Similar arguments can be made against any medium, Books, Radio, Internet.

so let us ban all books, all radio and all Internet.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

Similar arguments can be made against any medium, Books, Radio, Internet.

so let us ban all books, all radio and all Internet.

Similar arguments cannot be made against books or radio, because the RESEARCH I linked to deals specifically with the UNIQUE qualities of mass media VIDEO technology.

But you go ahead and enjoy your Dish Network, or whatever.

[Godsdrummer]

Originally Posted by Esaias

Similar arguments cannot be made against books or radio, because the RESEARCH I linked to deals specifically with the UNIQUE qualities of mass media VIDEO technology.

But you go ahead and enjoy your Dish Network, or whatever.

While the articles posted have valid info, the only problem is that you are about 40 years too late. TV is hardly the problem in our day and age. The key to issues like these is not total abstinence, but teaching control.

There are and will always be side issues in life that are not sin when taken in moderation, but become sin when allowed to control ones life. This can be said of tv, videos, books video games, playing cards, reading books, drinking soda, eating food, and the list goes on and on.

What are you going to do stop living because some one comes out with a study that says food makes you fat and if you eat you will get fat and die? Oh wait that is true, but we don't hear anyone say we need to ban eating now do we?

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

While the articles posted have valid info, the only problem is that you are about 40 years too late. TV is hardly the problem in our day and age. The key to issues like these is not total abstinence, but teaching control.

There are and will always be side issues in life that are not sin when taken in moderation, but become sin when allowed to control ones life. This can be said of tv, videos, books video games, playing cards, reading books, drinking soda, eating food, and the list goes on and on.

What are you going to do stop living because some one comes out with a study that says food makes you fat and if you eat you will get fat and die? Oh wait that is true, but we don't hear anyone say we need to ban eating now do we?

The article focuses on the technology itself, and its measurable biological and cognitive effects on the BRAIN, and its usability by authoritarian control structures.

Apparently, I AM too late as so far 2 out of three respondents seem not to have even read the synopsis I provided, or if they have they seem unwilling or unable to respond to the actual point being made.

Oh well.

[Godsdrummer]

Originally Posted by Esaias

The article focuses on the technology itself, and its measurable biological and cognitive effects on the BRAIN, and its usability by authoritarian control structures.

Apparently, I AM too late as so far 2 out of three respondents seem not to have even read the synopsis I provided, or if they have they seem unwilling or unable to respond to the actual point being made.

Oh well.

No it seems you missed my point, I did not disagree with the info, what I said was that the info is 40 years old and we already have the masses hypnotized by the use of TV and like media. The solution is not banning TV as we have tried that already. We must teach control, and moderation, we must teach people to use their brains instead of believing everything that they see, read and hear.

We must learn "it is not true just because it is on the internet".

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

No it seems you missed my point, I did not disagree with the info, what I said was that the info is 40 years old and we already have the masses hypnotized by the use of TV and like media. The solution is not banning TV as we have tried that already. We must teach control, and moderation, we must teach people to use their brains instead of believing everything that they see, read and hear.

We must learn "it is not true just because it is on the internet".

What a revolutionary idea! One that should have been done decades ago of course. I believe that for many the convergence of technologies where a cell phone can be used as a "tv" is forcing people to do what you suggest more.

[Esaias]

Originally Posted by Godsdrummer

No it seems you missed my point, I did not disagree with the info, what I said was that the info is 40 years old and we already have the masses hypnotized by the use of TV and like media. The solution is not banning TV as we have tried that already. We must teach control, and moderation, we must teach people to use their brains instead of believing everything that they see, read and hear.

We must learn "it is not true just because it is on the internet".

I never brought up " banning" anything. That was not my point nor was it the point of the article.

I think too many people here have some kind of "UPC abuse syndrome" or something, where everything is filtered through the lens of "What would the UPC say? Let's argue against THAT!"

TV/video has biological effects people ought to be aware of. That is all.

[Evang.Benincasa]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

Similar arguments can be made against any medium, Books, Radio, Internet.

so let us ban all books, all radio and all Internet.

Banning?

The human mind cannot be banned, thoughts cannot be banned, people need to get a revelation on what they allow themselves to download. Television, and Internet (which makes television look like Dick and Jane in the first reader) pale to man's imagination. How do you ban thought? You cannot. Who a person is in the dark is who they really are.