Even the mildest of sports are training for battle. War is hard wired into the Male soul in a particular way whether in actual battle, a discussion, a game, or in prayer. We are our Father's sons, The Lord is a warrior.
Such an interesting article. I'm always fascinated by the moral qualms the Romans express about gladiatorial displays even at their height - this sense that they are improper, low, uncontrolled indulgences - and how the nature of those qualms shifts with the advent of Christianity.
Read up on Dopamine. It makes a dope of you. Pot, porn, gambling etc. all vices are Dopamine fixes. Self-control is job 1.
Hence, the philosophers.
Even the mildest of sports are training for battle. War is hard wired into the Male soul in a particular way whether in actual battle, a discussion, a game, or in prayer. We are our Father's sons, The Lord is a warrior.
Personally I find any sorta of violence offensive.
Me too! But clearly as a society is it prevalent.. I have a hard time just watching popular TV shows due to the violence…
Such an interesting article. I'm always fascinated by the moral qualms the Romans express about gladiatorial displays even at their height - this sense that they are improper, low, uncontrolled indulgences - and how the nature of those qualms shifts with the advent of Christianity.
Better the masses direct their aggression at those in the ring, then those who sponsor the event; their rulers…
Precisely. Bread and circuses.