Comments on: Brainwashing kids in virtual worlds http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909 p2pnet.net offers not-your-lamescream news on movies music digital media P2P peer-to-peer TV television file sharing freedom of speech open source product news Wifi mobiles company Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Tammo McIllheney http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-466565 Tammo McIllheney Wed, 14 May 2008 14:46:23 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-466565 but who is to say that a "virtual world" is not real? are there not bits of electricity representing that world present inside that computer? are not our own perceptions of what is real represented inside our brain by pulse of the same electricity? real is undefinable, for the same reason that you cannot state an opinion as fact. It depends on who and what you are. anything that is "real" to you is only as real as your perception of it. but who is to say that a “virtual world” is not real? are there not bits of electricity representing that world present inside that computer?
are not our own perceptions of what is real represented inside our brain by pulse of the same electricity?

real is undefinable, for the same reason that you cannot state an opinion as fact.
It depends on who and what you are.
anything that is “real” to you is only as real as your perception of it.

]]> By: donmacnamara http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-465696 donmacnamara Tue, 13 May 2008 23:18:11 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-465696 you can hug a virtual doll; It will not hug back You can think an original thought at random a computer can not and never will. You can imagine beyond the limits of creation, Virtuality is different to imagination It cab only use the imaginations of its programmers. you can hug a virtual doll; It will not hug back
You can think an original thought at random
a computer can not and never will.
You can imagine beyond the limits of creation,

Virtuality is different to imagination It cab only use the imaginations of its programmers.

]]> By: Stray Mongrel http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-465339 Stray Mongrel Tue, 13 May 2008 19:00:20 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-465339 Education IS brainwashing. A child's mind is like a back yard. If you don't water the lawn, and pull the weeds, it will not look like a nice garden, it will look like crap. I'm sure you've seen yards neglected by people. I'm sure you've seen children neglected by people too. The question is: What type of morality are your kids being brainwashed to believe? And is it a morality that shares your beliefs? Public schools can often take liberties of teaching morality and beliefs contrary to what you would have your children learn. Is this software any different? The issue I see here is the classic "let your kid loose on some technology that keeps them 'out of your hair'" syndrome. Virtual reality is no substitute for a close relationship, supervision, and love of a parent. Used in moderation, and supervised, it could be a good tool though. Education IS brainwashing.

A child’s mind is like a back yard. If you don’t water the lawn, and pull the weeds, it will not look like a nice garden, it will look like crap. I’m sure you’ve seen yards neglected by people.

I’m sure you’ve seen children neglected by people too.

The question is: What type of morality are your kids being brainwashed to believe?
And is it a morality that shares your beliefs? Public schools can often take liberties of teaching morality and beliefs contrary to what you would have your children learn. Is this software any different?

The issue I see here is the classic “let your kid loose on some technology that keeps them ‘out of your hair’” syndrome. Virtual reality is no substitute for a close relationship, supervision, and love of a parent. Used in moderation, and supervised, it could be a good tool though.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-464098 Reader's Write Tue, 13 May 2008 00:09:40 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-464098 Fun stuff...I don't know exactly when it happened, but somehow they've got people actually paying for massive ongoing adverts... If they're dumb enough to pay a company to subscribe to an advertising feed wellll I almost fear that they deserve what they get. Fun stuff…I don’t know exactly when it happened, but somehow they’ve got people actually paying for massive ongoing adverts… If they’re dumb enough to pay a company to subscribe to an advertising feed wellll I almost fear that they deserve what they get.

]]> By: bah http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-463955 bah Mon, 12 May 2008 22:13:15 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15909#comment-463955 Isn't Vivendi connected to Everquest? Or is it WoW? Either way, that'll tell you where this earl avatar creation stuff is heading. Isn’t Vivendi connected to Everquest? Or is it WoW? Either way, that’ll tell you where this earl avatar creation stuff is heading.

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