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• RDSouth commented on Children and War Toys and Violent Video Games and Action Stories
  On the other hand, Mozi could be presented with Documentation that play, at least in childhood, is universal and scientifically proven to be essential to cognitive development. http://www.playengland.org.uk/media/371031/a-world-without-play-literature-review-2012.pdf Broad anecdotal evidence (among the ten thousand people) that all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. Observed detrimental effects on creativity of policies that extend study hours abnormally and limit play opportunities severely. Creativity and imagination are essential to innovation, and clearly innovation has a place. Rather than imitating the ancients slavishly, for were they themselves not innovators, we should imitate their innovativeness. Mozi would be persuaded by such...
• Fletcher Christian commented on Children and War Toys and Violent Video Games and Action Stories
  Fair enough. Much the same as my attitude to the Grauniad or that paper that laughably calls itself the Independent....
• paws4thot commented on Children and War Toys and Violent Video Games and Action Stories
  TBF, when "The Independent" launched the title was there to make the point that they were not part of organisations such as Conrad Black's, Robert Maxwell's or Rupert Murdoch's and the title was, at least in those terms accurate. That now longer applies AIUI, and in any event they've morphed from a national newspaper to one for London legal and media types IMO....
• Dave_the_Proc commented on Children and War Toys and Violent Video Games and Action Stories
  As with most of Fletcher's comments on this thread, his concern for facts or accuracy is non-existent. His dismissal of and attack on the Guardian and Independent are simply a diversion from the shoddy sources he has linked to -- no one has linked to, or even mentioned, either of these publications in reply to any of his comments....
• Fletcher Christian commented on Children and War Toys and Violent Video Games and Action Stories
  Sure, violence isn't OK. However, and unfortunately, there are many people in the world who think it's not only OK but laudable - or even required. And responding to such people with reason, sweetness and light seldom works. "You might not be interested in war, but war is interested in you." "If you want peace, prepare for war." On a much smaller scale, various sorts of bully seldom respond to people being nice to them; they do respond to one of their intended victims kicking the shit out of them after said victim has snapped. Also, given that violence is...