With the example of MLK and also with the example of beating the suffragette, it seems like the objectionable part is sharing that virtual action with others. Doesn’t violence done in video games in solitary skirt those issues, and become less morally objectionable? Or to use his last example, hurting a photo doesn’t offend me, but leaving out a damaged photo for others to see is asking for problems. In other words, can’t I shoot zombies alone in my own basement without hurting anyone?
TkachukNorris t1_iwcapzl wrote
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With the example of MLK and also with the example of beating the suffragette, it seems like the objectionable part is sharing that virtual action with others. Doesn’t violence done in video games in solitary skirt those issues, and become less morally objectionable? Or to use his last example, hurting a photo doesn’t offend me, but leaving out a damaged photo for others to see is asking for problems. In other words, can’t I shoot zombies alone in my own basement without hurting anyone?