tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post1001897686044355409..comments2023-05-21T04:04:14.577-04:00Comments on The Thoughtful Gamers: What Does Our Proclivity to Root for the Bad Guy Mean in Terms of Our Morality?magx01http://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-38522622176088551372010-10-23T20:36:11.028-04:002010-10-23T20:36:11.028-04:00Our history certainly points to a violent nature :...Our history certainly points to a violent nature :)<br /><br />I like to think I would do certain things as well, but acknowledge that when in the situation things could likely go in another direction. <br /><br />I've never been tested.magx01https://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-9181108984624910162010-10-23T20:27:29.177-04:002010-10-23T20:27:29.177-04:00I absolutely believe that we are a violent species...I absolutely believe that we are a violent species. As a matter of fact I used just that notion in my MMA blog. The thing is we aren't a very honest species either even with ourselves. We will lie to ourselves to keep the image of ourselves that we wish to perceive.<br /><br />At the same time I don't think we really know what we truly believe until it comes right down to it. I think that I would put my life on the line to save a stranger. I really do, but could I really do it in the actual face of danger? I'd like to think so. The key word of that being think and in times like that you either do it or you don't. There is no thinking.<br /><br />I know I took it the opposite direction here, but I already found out my response to vigilante justice and it served just as well.<br /><br />No need to thank me for the response as it was a thought provoking blog.Dragonymoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410039415268832249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-9266458216303865672010-10-23T16:25:09.780-04:002010-10-23T16:25:09.780-04:00I do believe that, and that is in line with what I...I do believe that, and that is in line with what I was getting at in this post. I wonder if we are all a bit less moral at our core than we like to admit. Or, rather, not less moral, but underneath that morality is a foundation that's not quite as rosy. <br /><br />Our basal instincts, in other words, might tend towards the reactionary, and the violent. <br /><br />Good point re: th death penalty. It does seem to be institutionalized eye for an eye. <br /><br />Tx for the thoughtful response.magx01https://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-69942921503637564992010-10-22T18:53:08.783-04:002010-10-22T18:53:08.783-04:00I honestly don't think my entertainment choice...I honestly don't think my entertainment choice have anything to do with my morals. As you know my favorite show is Dexter which is about a serial killer and I root for him like no other character with the possible exception of his sister Debra. Does that mean that deep down I believe in vigilante justice? I believe that was answered in my Anyone is Capable blog. When it came right down to it I did choose the rout I always believed I would. That said I still came far to close.<br /><br />Going back to Dexter I like the character not because he is a cold blooded killer, but because I can identify with him feeling like an outsider just trying to do what it takes to blend in. I'm not rooting for him to kill the other serial killer. I'm rooting for him to actually overcome his problems and actually fit in to society because if he can do it then maybe I can to.<br /><br />If my reasons are deeper then just the kills maybe it's the same for others as well. Of course I do watch action movies for the action itself as well. Sometimes entertainment is just that entertainment. Not everything has a deeper meaning.<br /><br />I also have a question for you. Don't you think that there are far more people that believe in vigilante justice then are willing to admit it?<br /><br />Isn't being for the death penalty a form of vigilante justice? To me it is just the legal way to go about it. You are still thinking with an eye for an eye mentality.Dragonymoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410039415268832249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-86110141620332315802010-08-30T18:29:03.538-04:002010-08-30T18:29:03.538-04:00"And you think vigilante justice is wrong?&qu..."And you think vigilante justice is wrong?"<br /><br />Absolutely. I suppose you could propose some hypothetical in which I would agree that the vigiliantiism is warranted, but as of now, yes, I have to say that I feel it's wrong. 100%<br /><br />Do you have any thoughts on that? I'd be curious to hear/read what you have to say.magx01https://www.blogger.com/profile/14831638782847911405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13055290723028357.post-42035773191300219842010-08-18T15:59:01.523-04:002010-08-18T15:59:01.523-04:00If a film doesn't characterise the good guys w...If a film doesn't characterise the good guys well enough then often the bad guys seem more charismatic. <br /><br />The film "Tormented" comes to minds when the bad guy is a ghost who is an overweight victim of severe bullying who committed suicide and is now exacting revenge on his tormentors. You're cheering that the bullied ghost slaughters in the bullies in the most horrific ways; and it delivers! <br /><br />I think it's more the film rather than our character traits. <br /><br />And you think vigilante justice is wrong?Vestsaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720810546156166870noreply@blogger.com