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That TV
When one of the attendees to our church converted, we had a big bonfire for their TV.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Luther- Apprentice
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Mostly why? I don't think there's anything wrong with TV and even if you thought there was why not sell it and donate the money to charity?
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The majority of the content is evil. Why should I wish others to fall into it's dangers?
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The majority of the content on the internet is evil, even worse than a TV actually, why haven't you burned your computer?
Also you don't need to subscribe to TV channels, you could use it to watch movies that you pick.
Also you don't need to subscribe to TV channels, you could use it to watch movies that you pick.
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Computer can be a tool and completely controlled. TV is /just/ entertainment
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You could play an educational video on a TV but are you saying any entertainment is wrong?
Also you can completely control a TV.
Also you can completely control a TV.
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How can you control what you see and do on the Internet but somehow can't control what you see and do on a TV?
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Because I choose specifically what I want to enter into my Internet chrome search bar.
The TV flashes images, and ads that I can't do to much about, other than the on or off feature.
The TV flashes images, and ads that I can't do to much about, other than the on or off feature.
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You don't need to have cable or satellite on your TV, you can just use it to play videos. But in any case back to another question; is entertainment bad?
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Doing something just because it's enjoyable and may not serve a pragmatic purpose.
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As far as controlling a computer or TV, A person can put a very strict filter on a computer that is nearly impossible to bypass. at that point the internet is nothing more than a tool. I have never heard of a way to filter a TV so that it is only a tool. If you could I don't see the purpose of having one at that time because a computer could do anything it could.
I totally agree with Luther that the main purpose of a TV is entertainment.
I totally agree with Luther that the main purpose of a TV is entertainment.
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You make a good point, there's pretty much nothing a TV could do that a computer couldn't. But that still doesn't answer my question of is entertainment a bad thing? I mean would you not watch a movie or TV show, and by TV show I mean the DVDs with none of the ads, on your computer?
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I believe that entertainment should be similar to recreation which means to "re create or re-new" so if entertainment is damaging, than it's to be avoided. If it's not building us up, it's not helping, therefore wrong.
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What kind of entertainment would build us up?
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Entertainment that gives glory to God, that's not defiling. This shouldn't be hard to figure out.
But yes, TV's are evil.
But yes, TV's are evil.
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Well please bear with me then as I am still confused, maybe if you give me some examples of the entertainment you partake of that gives glory to God?
It seems to me that the content shown on TVs are good or evil, the TV itself is just a box of glass, plastic, and electronics.
It seems to me that the content shown on TVs are good or evil, the TV itself is just a box of glass, plastic, and electronics.
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I enjoy nature or science documentary's. It's entertaining, yet at the same time beneficial as one can focus on God's creation.
That is true. And yet without those factors the content could not be shown.
That is true. And yet without those factors the content could not be shown.
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Well you're right, it's not very hard to figure out. It's just a very narrow selection of "acceptable" entertainment.
True.... but the same could be said of your computer monitor you could get all the content your TV could ever get and more. A TV and computer monitor are pretty much the same device.
True.... but the same could be said of your computer monitor you could get all the content your TV could ever get and more. A TV and computer monitor are pretty much the same device.
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Computers originally were not designed for much more than computing... which by the way, is not watching entertainment. But point taken.
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So to expand the topic to entertainment in general would something like checkers be acceptable entertainment?
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As long as it's kept within limits. Even checkers can be used in a wrong way.
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Personally no just no. CHECKERS has been played in VERY sinful places. don't make me go there...
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How would checkers be used in a bad way?
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Checkers have been played in awful places. Let's not play checkers.
Cars have been used to kill people. Let's not use cars.
People have killed in the name of the Bible and done all sorts of messed up stuff in its name. Let's not be Christians.
Do you see the problem here?
Cars have been used to kill people. Let's not use cars.
People have killed in the name of the Bible and done all sorts of messed up stuff in its name. Let's not be Christians.
Do you see the problem here?
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