I love video games, They are the way in which i keep myself entertained when i would otherwise be bored out of my mind. But I think that is just the problem, we try to keep from being bored out of our minds by doing something that leaves our minds behind. Most video games are in no way stimulating to the mind. Movies can make me think about deep issues, playing sports or hanging out with friends cultivates amazing relationships, and reading forces you to use your brain.
This is just what i have noticed. Maybe my generation's downfall is going to be all the wasted time playing games. Now I believe that someone could play some games and have their brains challenged, not all video game playing is a waste of time, and with the whole "online revolution" in gaming could somehow lead to some deep relationships between people. But I know from experience how empty I feel when I look back on my day and realize I have wasted hours of my day sitting clicking buttons on a screen or pushing buttons on a controller. And what do Christians have to throw into this equation when considering the glory of God and the unwasted life he calls us to? Scripture does us to "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is." (Ephesians 5:15-17 ESV). So the question is: is constant video gaming wise? is it part of the Lord's will for believers?
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One line in particular intrigued me from your blog: "...we try to keep from being bored out of our minds by doing something that leaves our minds behind." I think this is an insightful comment on the culture of today. Everything about our lives is centered around amusement. We hang out with certain people because they amuse us, we watch tv and movies because they amuse us, we watch politicians debate because it's amusing, and we watch televangelists because when their hair is just right and their voice has just enough punch, we can be amused by it, and entertained enough to let it impact our life. This trivializes everything.
In our relationships with other people, amusement is what we look for. I'm guessing the number one quality a person looks for in the opposite sex (from talking with my friends) is a sense of humor. If not humor, than appearance, or attraction is what we choose our relationships based off of, and both of those things also contribute to amusement: sex is the number one amusing activity-- just read "A Brave New World." I think that book directly relates to your comment, as well as a book by Neil Postman called "Amusing Yourself to Death." I wouldn't recommend reading it if you do not wish for your worldview to change. I cannot go a day without observing something that Postman talked about, and getting frustrated over it. Which is both a positive and negative thing; it seems to me that I am not quite as blind as I used to be, while at the same time I do not always fully appreciate the positive things in a situation, instead focusing on the negative things. Not to mention that you will feel ostracized, having caught sight of a piece of the truth that no one else can, or wants to see.
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