-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: gene johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: SkeptiChat list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [SC] Media Violence Ric Carter wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: gene johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: SkeptiChat list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 28, 1999 11:24 AM > Subject: [SC] Media Violence > > >> # 'Scream' evidence barred from trial. (AP) The boys were obsessed > >> with the horror movie "Scream." They...moved to replicate killings > >> in the 1996 Wes Craven film. > >> http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560091104-244 > >> > >> : Do violent media presentations make you want to kill? Do war movies > >> incite wars? > > > > A brain center in the reptilian-similar or emotional brain becomes > > more sensitive to triggering the release of aggressive and defensive > > behavior, the more the organism is exposed to violence. The subject > > bilateral center, the amygdala ( almond-shaped ) is responsible for > > releasing reflexive and rapid aggressive behavior and can potentiate > > more complex, higher order behavior as well. Since the amygdala > > system is sensitive to visual and auditory stimuli, violent multi- > > media cinematic presentations add to the conditioning and sensitiza- > > tion of this structure and lower the threshold for the release of > > violence behavior. > > > > Acting out of aggressive behavior patterns in 'play' is frequently > > seen in children who have been exposed to violent film and television > > presentations. Pleasurable and reinforcing endo-opiates are released > > after violent episodes. Extra passionate lovemaking by couples after > > an argument rides and enhances the endo-opiate pleasure waves. > > > > Ape-Angel > > Today I heard a report on the radio [I'll try to track it down in > net news] that an extensive, long-term study shows that ALL youthful > violence is related to: food allergies/sensitivities. The leading > foods correlated with youthful violence are wheat, corn, and: sugar. Food allergies can release histamine, a neuromodulator which can have an additive effect on activation of emotion-related brain centers and on brain centers related to circuit switching ( thalamic nuclei ). By these mechanisms food allergies may have a secondary effect on violence. Wheat provides a substrate for glutamate, an excitatory amino acid transmitter in the brain. Sugar is converted to glucose, the primary source of brain energy. An overflow of glucose ( hyperglycemia ) can lower firing thresholds of brain circuits, another additive, but secondary effect that could be related to the release of violent behavior. The release, targeting, and sustaining of violent behavior is controlled by many interacting factors. There is no simple etiology or single cause. For example, at a higher control level than the wet brain discussed above, is the social modeling effect on the release of violence. Monkey see nasty, monkey do nasty. > Hell, I was a hyper kid, and I was very violent, and I consumed all > the sugar I could get hold of. I'm not surprised by these findings > at all. The Western hemisphere was conquered by Europeans for the > benefit of druglords, growing and transporting the most powerful of > psychogens: coffee and cocoa [caffeine], tobacco [nicotine], and These brain chemicals are activators and modulators. > sugar cane and its byproduct rum [alcohol]. Sugar cane yields the primary brain food. > Sugar is a substance of abuse, same as opiates, cocaine, alcohol, > nicotine, gunpowder. A high concentration of most any homeostatically controlled substance can alter the set point of brain servo control systems and lead to addictive behavior---related to intaking sufficient substance to match the distorted hyped set point. > The difference is, we ENCOURAGE our youth to > abuse sugar - then we act surprised when, their growing bodies and > minds over-amped by its effects, Food product manufactures design many food products to have immediate, rapid, and powerful effects on metabolism. Rapid release of insulin is reinforcing and leads to the release of serotonin, a calming neuromodulator. This pattern can distort the homeostatic glucostats in the brain and glucoregulatory systems. A number of control set points are distorted and that drives addictive behavior toward hi-sugar foods. Salt works in a similar fashion. The short run and the immediate rules in sets of vicious circles: Quarterly company balances, pressure for larger stock dividends, more....more... secondary addictions.......The Reapers collect. The Grim Reaper waits........overweight, diabetes, heart disease, stroke.....And so it goes..........for a little longer. Ape-Angel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > they explode in violence, especially > in a culture that's extolled and honored violence for so long. Are > violent behaviors triggered by media depictions of violence? Well, > maybe. Does every person exposed to media violence, react with more > violence? Nope. Do kids who have access to guns kill more people > than those without such access? Yup. Canadian and European kids > are exposed to violent US media - Japanese kids see even MORE hard- > core violent/sexual media - yet those kids DON'T go postal as much > as US kids. Why not? They don't have guns. > > Maybe it's a conspiracy. Maybe the druglords, the gunlords [Chinese > weapons makers, US distributors], and the medialords are working > together to zap generations of kids worldwide, more cattle to be > harvested by their Reptilioid masters, eh? Maybe they're experimen- > ting with various combinations of alcohol, tobacco, sugar, media, > guns, different levels of each in different markets, to determine > the optimal mix for harvestable populations. > > Ric "or maybe they're just a bunch of greedy bastards" Carter *** SkeptiChat: Ver. 0.98.09.27 *** depending on your needs, email "subscribe skeptichat" or "unsubscribe skeptichat" or "info skeptichat" or "help" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! 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