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Video game-loving China monk defends hobby, says gaming, religion serve similar life purposes (www.scmp.com)

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Buddhist brother says engaging with others in ‘violent’ and ‘bloody’ online game is like playing chess; only worries he may become addicted

Huayan once achieved the Legendary Eagle Master position, a very high ranking in Counter-Strike (CS).

“Why should I quit this good activity? While playing games, I can communicate and cooperate with people to achieve a win-win situation. I also gain empathy for others. These traits are all helpful for a person’s growth,” he said.

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[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

says gaming, religion serve similar life purposes

Glad it's a Buddhist saying this. My knee-jerk was to compare the benign influence of violent videogames to the radicalizing influence of violent religions.

This may just be my lack of familiarity with Buddhism, but my understanding is they're generally pretty chill and actually make a positive impact on society. Other religions, not so much.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

This reads like an advertisement for Buddism, if written by Larry David.

"Try Buddism. It's pretttyyyyy pretttyyyyyyy chill."