Another behavioral problem being called a disease   

Yes I get the picture you are try to paint. Yes if we can call it a disease tnhhen we are not responsible for our actions. we really are getting to be pathetic aren't we?

I could not agree with you more. It is sad to see our nation go down this way blaming everything else on our own faults and lack of self control. That is what is eventually going to end the human race and then who will we blame then. We cannot take control of ourselves and so how will we as a human race teach self control to our children in hope of a better life for the future. There is no hope... It is only going to get worse.

I too find this whole thing upsetting. One haas to have self control. But I'm afraid that given time they will clame this kind of bosession a disease. and I find that apauling.

I totaly agree with you but when thee adictions are classifiedas disease the the responsiable person can now say I have a disease and therefore I'm not responsable for my actions. To me they are still responsable but thats me.

Addiction or not, it is no excuse for neglecting these children. It really doesn't matter what type of an addiction someone might have, they still have to be responsible enough to take care of their children. If they can't handle both the children and the games at the same time, then they should make a choice of which means the most to them, and give up the other one.

Disease or not, we are responsible for our choices.

If a diabetic ignores their diet they are not excused from the consequences. Even alcoholics know not to drink.

A choice is involved.

sorry but i disagree. a lot of human behaviour is not a choice. If you do not have control of your behaviour, then what ever choice you make is irrelevant.

What human behavior is not a choice? Unless you are psychotic and you do not have access to your rational self, only basic natural body functions are out of your control. And even they can be strongly influenced by one's mind.

Behaviors that harm others are chosen unless we are truly psychotic or do not have enough intellect to know that behavior is potentially harmful.

Addictions are hard to fight, but people can and do overcome them by making choices. We may not choose events but we do choose how we respond to events. I can't choose the weather, but I can choose how to respond to whatever comes.

I may not be able to choose other people's behavior but I can choose how I respond.

We have a lot more control in our lives than we recognize most of the time, not control over other but control over our responses. We are responsible for our choices.

You don't choose when you need to use the bathroom, you don't choose when you fall asleep. you don't choose when you feel hungry, happy or sad. you don't choose who you fall in love with. Much of human behaviour is driven but subconscious and primitive things that we do not have access to.

We do chose to smoke that cigerret or to take that drink. We also chose to be on the internet. These are choices we make all the time

indium, you are talking about feelings and while feelings seem to come to us unbidden they are determined by what we believe and we can change our beliefs if we choose to. Feelings do not control our behavior. Humans have a conscious mind that can determine behavior. I can be angry and not act on that feeling, etc.

We can control our elimination, many people do. The need arises in response to our choice to consume or not that which eventually is eliminated.

We can control when we sleep or not, many people do. Our behavior choices strongly control our sleep pattern. What we eat, think about, or do will induce wakefullness or sleep.

So, you see we do make BEHAVIOR choices, constantly.

you can't choose what you believe in! I actually disagree with a lot of what you say are choices. Maybe you have such an amazing level of control that they are for you but not for everyone.

Addition is not a choice it's a recognised medical condition and stems from chemical changes in the brain.

You are right that addiction is not a choice. But feeding the addiction is a choice. You can be alcoholic and choose not to drink.

Of course we can change our beliefs. We all do. We don't believe the same things as adults that we did as children. And we can change our beliefs about people and events, etc.

People often reject the idea that they have choices because they then think they are to blame or will be blamed. But it isn't about blame. It is about responsibility, which is very different. We have responsibility for the consequences of our choices whether we blame ourselves/others or not.

Maturity is about being responsible for one's choices, not about blaming yourself for consequences.

If these Dr ever do decide that playing these video game and this tyope of behavior is an addiction then these kind of people can say they are sick and get awayy with a lot more then this. There are dieases the then there are just plane bad habits.

"You can be alcoholic and choose not to drink"
SOME alcoholics can choose. A lot can not.

"Of course we can change our beliefs. We all do. We don't believe the same things as adults that we did as children. And we can change our beliefs about people and events, etc."

The fact that beliefs change does not mean that we have chosen to change them.

Life is all about choices When you make statements about not being in control of our beliefs but I disagree with you. We do choose what we believe in. We do choose to neglect our children. There are out side things that can effect that choice but we ultimately make the end choice even in what we believe If I want to believe that there is a Santa Clause I can choose to believe in him So shall we agree to disagree on this one?

My point exactly. People can choose to change their beliefs, just look at all those folks who change their religious beliefs.

And people can choose to not drink. It may be a hard choice with demands of the addiction, but it is possible. Many alcoholics do it.

yup agree to disagree. I do not think we can choose our beliefs any more than we can choose the colour of our eyes.

The babies were taken away and the parents face jail time.

I'm sure they could hear thoses babies crying because they were hungyr the mother took time from the game to go to work. she could have taken 15 or twenty minto fed the kids

This is just 2 people doing what they want and ignoring their kids. They need to be held responsable and not hide behind a fancy name.

As you say over indulgence and shelfishness pure and simple.

You are so totaly right. Those 2 did plead guilty to child neglect but that's not enough.