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Quote by: Alive  People think they can resist advertising too! As I explained in my post above, it is absolutely absurd to think that smoking in movies does not influence kids in regards to smoking. This whole idea that one's culture has no bearing on one's actions is utterly devoid of real life support; culture seems the #1 factor in the differences between people's actions, and myth and media is a huge aspect of culture. |
You quoted my question, and yet to answer the question......
did you pick up smoking in your youth from watching movies? Yes or No?
If you have no answer, then don't quote my question.
If you never picked up smoking as a kid from a movie, I guess that kinda proves one case of "Resisting Advertisement" as you put it.... canceling out your comment above.
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Of course people do not know how they are affected! And if you ask a devote Muslim if he would be Christian if he was born in the US then he'll probably say no too. They are wrong. People are not good at determining the obvious causes of their own actions.
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He is wrong because he said no? That's one of the most ignorant things I read today..... as there can be multiple reasons why they wouldn't want to change faiths..... one of which is why waste more of your lifetime to study and learn another religion all over again?
Another perfect example of undermining humanity's abilities as incompetant.
People don't know how they are affected by something? *snickers*
Ask me anything and I will give you my best explination as to why I do the thing in my life..... everything I have done in my life I can almost always track back to one or two decisions in my life.
Influence exists.... it's exists everywhere, but censoring and restricting one's access to some kinds of knowlege or lifestyle, be that healthy or unhealthy, just shows fear of the unknown, and the in-ability to make your own sound decisions in life based on your fear of the unknown.
Even if you do know the pros and cons.... not allowing younger generations the same knowlege and education on something as you may have had in your upbrining isn't going to make anything better.
Everybody on this planet has to make their own choices in life and how they plan on living it....... if you think sheltering your child from reality and what goes on in this world is the best thing to do, then that's your perogative..... I'll teach my children the way I see fit.... I don't need you or anybody else nannying my kids because you think it's morally correct.