“…old media have vastly more shocking content than video games… a prime example of a book that children are encouraged to read is the Bible. […] The King James version has ‘harlot’ in it 48 times, ‘sodomite’ 5 times, ‘fornicator’ 5 times, ‘smite’ 133 times, ‘kill’ 208 times and ‘maim’ 7 times.” Well, just this morning I gunned down a couple hundred zombies in a mere six or seven minutes. Games are all about repetition – turning some violent games into a hypnotizing killing drill. Which is what frightens some observers. Sure, it’s a fun argument, but the Bible really doesn’t compare.
March 27, 2008