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713 points freedomben | 3 comments | 18 Jul 25 15:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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bji9jhff ◴[18 Jul 25 17:13 UTC] No.44607275[source]▶
It is sad that in 2025 this needs to be repeated: fiction is not real.

This statement imply that:

* Simulated violence is not violence.

* Simulated sex is not sex.

* Simulated sorcery is not sorcery

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amelius ◴[19 Jul 25 00:01 UTC] No.44611197[source]▶
Violence is still considered ok in games, last time I checked.

Which is possibly because violence is not as awkward to watch with your family as sex is.

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1. const_cast ◴[19 Jul 25 03:57 UTC] No.44612465[source]▶
Violence has no religious morality baggage - religions were extremely violent. Sex, however, has all the baggage from all the angles. Even if we aren't religious, it doesn't matter, religion still dictates huge chunks of our lives and our mindsets. It has thousands of years of inertia.
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2. 0dayz ◴[19 Jul 25 07:50 UTC] No.44613448[source]▶
Abrahamic religion is prudish about sex none of the pagan or Buddhism is prudish.
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3. phyzix5761 ◴[19 Jul 25 13:51 UTC] No.44615476[source]▶
Buddhism literally teaches celibacy. Mostly for monks but if you get serious about your practice the advice is always to become celibate in order to make progress. It makes sense as you're trying to remove your desires.