Are video games evil?

[Witchy Bee]

I've been playing video games for a very long time. I've played Grand theft auto since I was eight years old, and I turned out fine.
I think something that brings people so much joy can't be evil. That's just my definition though of course.

 

[CDROIx]

You can't say ALL video games are evil,it depends on the game,some are evil ,some are not.but on the most part they are not

and by the the way,Grand theft auto IS an evil game

 

[Supreme]

Of course video games aren't evil. What an absurd allegation. How can an object, built for entertainment purposes, be evil?

 

[Nick102]

I used to get extremely frustrated with video games whenever they got too difficult so I guess there is a bad side to them, but at the same time though I sometimes thought they were a good way to channel your frustration into something else without taking it out on other people. However, like TV, you could still become addicted and desensitized by them and too much of it can come between you and your relationship with God. Little kids could especially become more lost into what they're playing and are probably more likely to get into arguments with the person they're playing with. But I do think there can be games that are good and games that aren't good. If you were playing one of those violent M rated shooting games then you probably would not have an easy conscience, but I think the Mario games would be perfectly harmless for any Christian person. Just be careful of what games you play and don't let them become more important than God.

There is one popular person on the internet that I will never associate myself with though and he's called the "Angry Video Game Nerd", because all he does is review games in an angry manner while yelling and swearing every second. God would not want me watching that.

 

[Cabal]

There is one popular person on the internet that I will never associate myself with though and he's called the "Angry Video Game Nerd", because all he does is review games in an angry manner while yelling and swearing every second. God would not want me watching that.

You do realise he's a joke/parody reviewer, right....

 

[Nick102]

You do realise he's a joke/parody reviewer, right....

Yes, but I don't think watching those kind of reviews would be good for me.