night_son
Diamond Member
The societal philosophy and parental permissiveness of allowing our children exposure to entertainment in any form regardless of self-destructive depiction seems these days to be universal. However, this modern doctrine of "run free without worry" Western societies and families approve for children is not an ancient phenomena relative to today's entertainment culture, although in the face of the instant cacophonic outrage and "educated" justification expressed and offered by publicly funded scientists, educators, politicians and parents, in response to mere mention of limiting or denying unlimited child access to pop culture, the internet, social media and electronic entertainment, one might think our species was created with a game console in one hand, a big screen tablet in the other, and VR goggles for eyes, with a tattooed on ticket for unlimited, hi-speed, fiber optic internet access. Whew!
So what are moral facts? Without providing instant gratification links, and of course, what follows is philosophical opinion, moral facts are the primal definitions of Right (big "r") and Wrong (even bigger "W"), and the most ancient, indelible distinctions our species can make, compare and contrast from and between them, in order to universally agree without doubt, that there are some things you just do not do, some things you must do to be considered a righteous individual, and that we can build freer, less murderous civilizations and societies upon those facts of being human and living and cooperating for the mutual good in close quarters with other humans. We're talking no shades "of" at all here, just bright light and lightless darkness. Life and Anti-Life.
Moving forward now, the bedrock of moral facts under our feet, adrift in your own mind, how does the modern American electronics entertainment and social smart device media industry represent or interact or align with, the ancient moral facts of Right and Wrong. Remember now, we're talking "Right" as being that which enables, promotes, nourishes, enlightens and defends; truth, human life, individual freedom, education, personal responsibility, compromise through dialogue, sharing of ideas, good social habits, work ethic, peaceful coexistence with other cultures and races, and the Not destruction of the human race by species infighting.
Is the answer not plain as the reliability of sunrise? As tomorrow never being tomorrow today? The answer is, undeniably, in two parts, that modern electronic entertainment and social media is as anti-moral fact Right, or Good, as is possible; and, allowing our children to access it without the extreme limitation of serious parental restriction, is the opposite of beneficial for their young minds, for posterity, and for the continued existence of s Western Civilization without gulags, pogroms, the usual . . . you know . . . moral speed bumps on the way to some philosopher's happy greener grass.
Yes, I am drawing my own conclusions for you, aren't I? Mea culpa. You'll have to forgive me, I am from the 70's, and all your smart devices, followers, likes and shares belong to me (joking?). Nevertheless, how can you, how can we, how can other parents, and how can Western Societies justify such nonchalant universal exposure of our young, developing minds to all the electronic anarchic, anti-Good for our species entertainment on demand, often 24/7 and 365. I mean, come on. We gift modern electronic entertainment in spades to our kids for their birthdays, holidays, their good grades, just because moments and because we want to make them happy and think we from-dinosaur-epochs adult role models are what? What? Cool. Not squares, Daddy-o.
At length, since and because the culture on-the-line of the day is "short attention span theatre", what do you all think? Can exposing our young minds to the above bit and byte hyper-violent, splatter punk, sex crazed, all day, everyday shoot'em up media be justified? If not, what can or should we do to limit or remove it from childhood development in modern times, and, what might be both the near and long term future effects of allowing it all to go unchecked, on our kids' minds, adulthood, and our societies, present and incoming?
Beyond that, moral relativists are welcome. Welcome to debate based on the premise of what is vs. is not good for our present and future, minds of our children, and societies, not just because, because: nihilist. Lastly, God need not enter the, uh um, room . . . you can't blame Him for social media, or, call Him down if you need the help (speaking to atheists who need might need him). Remember, I am basing my philosophy of moral fact on what's best for being human, living, and coexisting; short term and long game.
Thanks
n_s
So what are moral facts? Without providing instant gratification links, and of course, what follows is philosophical opinion, moral facts are the primal definitions of Right (big "r") and Wrong (even bigger "W"), and the most ancient, indelible distinctions our species can make, compare and contrast from and between them, in order to universally agree without doubt, that there are some things you just do not do, some things you must do to be considered a righteous individual, and that we can build freer, less murderous civilizations and societies upon those facts of being human and living and cooperating for the mutual good in close quarters with other humans. We're talking no shades "of" at all here, just bright light and lightless darkness. Life and Anti-Life.
Moving forward now, the bedrock of moral facts under our feet, adrift in your own mind, how does the modern American electronics entertainment and social smart device media industry represent or interact or align with, the ancient moral facts of Right and Wrong. Remember now, we're talking "Right" as being that which enables, promotes, nourishes, enlightens and defends; truth, human life, individual freedom, education, personal responsibility, compromise through dialogue, sharing of ideas, good social habits, work ethic, peaceful coexistence with other cultures and races, and the Not destruction of the human race by species infighting.
Is the answer not plain as the reliability of sunrise? As tomorrow never being tomorrow today? The answer is, undeniably, in two parts, that modern electronic entertainment and social media is as anti-moral fact Right, or Good, as is possible; and, allowing our children to access it without the extreme limitation of serious parental restriction, is the opposite of beneficial for their young minds, for posterity, and for the continued existence of s Western Civilization without gulags, pogroms, the usual . . . you know . . . moral speed bumps on the way to some philosopher's happy greener grass.
Yes, I am drawing my own conclusions for you, aren't I? Mea culpa. You'll have to forgive me, I am from the 70's, and all your smart devices, followers, likes and shares belong to me (joking?). Nevertheless, how can you, how can we, how can other parents, and how can Western Societies justify such nonchalant universal exposure of our young, developing minds to all the electronic anarchic, anti-Good for our species entertainment on demand, often 24/7 and 365. I mean, come on. We gift modern electronic entertainment in spades to our kids for their birthdays, holidays, their good grades, just because moments and because we want to make them happy and think we from-dinosaur-epochs adult role models are what? What? Cool. Not squares, Daddy-o.
At length, since and because the culture on-the-line of the day is "short attention span theatre", what do you all think? Can exposing our young minds to the above bit and byte hyper-violent, splatter punk, sex crazed, all day, everyday shoot'em up media be justified? If not, what can or should we do to limit or remove it from childhood development in modern times, and, what might be both the near and long term future effects of allowing it all to go unchecked, on our kids' minds, adulthood, and our societies, present and incoming?
Beyond that, moral relativists are welcome. Welcome to debate based on the premise of what is vs. is not good for our present and future, minds of our children, and societies, not just because, because: nihilist. Lastly, God need not enter the, uh um, room . . . you can't blame Him for social media, or, call Him down if you need the help (speaking to atheists who need might need him). Remember, I am basing my philosophy of moral fact on what's best for being human, living, and coexisting; short term and long game.
Thanks
n_s