I'm surprised you're on this board if you think some part of his statement is wrong.
Not only is he not wrong, he's being incredibly narrow. It's not just 'sports'. It's everything. Movies, TV, Music, and yes, Videogames.
This is just 'Bread and Circuses' - a 2000 year old observation that is as true today as it was then. The country is going to shit precisely because people are still able to fill their belly and be entertained even as problems that are obviously going to destroy the nation if they aren't fixed continue to grow in severity.
I was thinking how to post the same thing really. Idolatry is really the key word from that statement because it can be anything. I've known people who obsess and idolize sports, sure. I've also known people who do the same with video games. That's why I really think it's foolish to when I hear someone say "sports are bad," "video games are bad," etc. because often times the context around it is hypocrisy and their obsession is okay. As far as I'm concerned none of it is bad if it's just a time filler, but when it becomes a integral part of your self, when it becomes idolatry it's a problem.
very well researched and presented and worth watching but tl;dw: regular porn use causes structural changes in the brain that make everything else in life feel worse, and the infinite novelty that is available on the internet makes it almost irresistibly addictive
I'm surprised you're on this board if you think some part of his statement is wrong.
Not only is he not wrong, he's being incredibly narrow. It's not just 'sports'. It's everything. Movies, TV, Music, and yes, Videogames.
This is just 'Bread and Circuses' - a 2000 year old observation that is as true today as it was then. The country is going to shit precisely because people are still able to fill their belly and be entertained even as problems that are obviously going to destroy the nation if they aren't fixed continue to grow in severity.
I was thinking how to post the same thing really. Idolatry is really the key word from that statement because it can be anything. I've known people who obsess and idolize sports, sure. I've also known people who do the same with video games. That's why I really think it's foolish to when I hear someone say "sports are bad," "video games are bad," etc. because often times the context around it is hypocrisy and their obsession is okay. As far as I'm concerned none of it is bad if it's just a time filler, but when it becomes a integral part of your self, when it becomes idolatry it's a problem.
And particularly porn. That nowadays kids are exposed to at around age 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtp31feyTfM
very well researched and presented and worth watching but tl;dw: regular porn use causes structural changes in the brain that make everything else in life feel worse, and the infinite novelty that is available on the internet makes it almost irresistibly addictive