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That seems to contradict what you say about knowing the difference in imaginary versus real images. Or does knowing the difference not change the effect they have? I think it may not.

Either your daughter wouldn't be toughened up by horror films because she knows and processes them differently or the images are desensitizing her, which means they have some kind of effect. Doesn't desensitization involve a degree of trauma?

When I talked to my son about his desire to go into the millitary - his argument was that he played enough video games, he was desensitized. I told him video games don't project smells (which may include pheromones). They also don't project pain.

Finally, I have long suspected my toughened up brother in law would be fairly useless in an emergency whereas his wife would do what had to be done, no matter how squeamish she felt.

<blockquote data-quote="smcder" data-source="post: 215530">That seems to contradict what you say about knowing the difference in imaginary versus real images. Or does knowing the difference not change the effect they have? I think it may not.&nbsp;Either your daughter wouldn&#039;t be toughened up by horror films because she knows and processes them differently or the images are desensitizing her, which means they have some kind of effect. Doesn&#039;t desensitization involve a degree of trauma?&nbsp;When I talked to my son about his desire to go into the millitary - his argument was that he played enough video games, he was desensitized. I told him video games don&#039;t project smells (which may include pheromones). They also don&#039;t project pain.&nbsp;Finally, I have long suspected my toughened up brother in law would be fairly useless in an emergency whereas his wife would do what had to be done, no matter how squeamish she felt.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="smcder, post: 215530"] That seems to contradict what you say about knowing the difference in imaginary versus real images. Or does knowing the difference not change the [I]effect[/I] they have? I think it may not. Either your daughter wouldn't be toughened up by horror films because she knows and processes them differently or the images [I]are[/I] desensitizing her, which means they have some kind of effect. Doesn't desensitization involve a degree of trauma? When I talked to my son about his desire to go into the millitary - his argument was that he played enough video games, he was desensitized. I told him video games don't project smells (which may include pheromones). They also don't project pain. Finally, I have long suspected my toughened up brother in law would be fairly useless in an emergency whereas his wife would do what had to be done, no matter how squeamish she [I]felt.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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