tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post6691385665412919721..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: Scapegoating Satan and Metal BandsScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-4020618780491029032008-08-28T16:58:00.000-05:002008-08-28T16:58:00.000-05:00He, :DI like clownsHere's my contribution... The V...He, :D<BR/>I like clowns<BR/><BR/>Here's my contribution... The Video.<BR/>If ruining THIS was a crime... then Harmse would indefinately be guilty as charged!<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a_nVJrx1m4Psyrkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731097835725877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-26420251717320795242008-08-28T09:56:00.000-05:002008-08-28T09:56:00.000-05:00I think it's just a lot easier for a lot of people...I think it's just a lot easier for a lot of people to blame influences that are "out there" than to accept that under the right circumstances otherwise normal people can do some pretty heinous things. On top of that, mental illness is a lot more common than most people think it is. 24% or the population suffers from depression, 6.5% from bipolar disorder, and 0.5% from schizophrenia. That's almost one person in three.<BR/><BR/>Scott Adams of Dilbert fame once chronicled a list of various logical fallacies. The one the whole media hysteria reminds me of was called something like "reaching completely bizarre conclusion with no accompanying evidence." The example he gave was: "My car won't start. I'm certain that the spark plugs have been stolen by rogue clowns."Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-92135396346531959602008-08-27T15:29:00.000-05:002008-08-27T15:29:00.000-05:00Here here! Excellent post, and I agree completely....Here here! Excellent post, and I agree completely.<BR/><BR/>An example of similar reasoning is with Heath Ledger's death. Nearly everyone I encounter puts it down to him playing the Joker, totally ignoring the fact that he was a drug addict (having taken cocaine and heroine, I believe), and he thought his wife was going to file a paper for sole custody of their child. I'd say that has more to do with him overdosing on sleeping tablets than his playing the Joker.<BR/><BR/>So, likewise this applies to school shootings and the like. Hell, I was bullied quite a bit as a child, and all it did for me is build resentment. In many cases it can become so extreme and prolonged that it breaks the spirit of a child, who may, like in these cases, react with violence. It is unfortunate, and I agree that this doesn't excuse the actions (murder is still murder at the end of the day), but it does give us some insight into the "why" of it all, which should help us better prevent it from happening again. But no... let's blame the occult, music, TV, and videogames. Indeed, often the influence of violence is from the parents of children or from other school kids who could potentially be beating up others. And they wonder where the notion of violence comes from. *shakes head*<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, great post. Very lucid.<BR/><BR/>LVX,<BR/>Dean.Frater Yechidahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630272924336872824noreply@blogger.com