does fiction have negative effects on reality?
no, it doesn't have an effect on reality
yes, if it's about sexually assaulting an adult
yes, if it's about sexually assaulting a minor
yes, if it's about sexually assaulting anyone
yes, if it's about murder
yes, if it's about mass murder (shootings, genocide, etc.)
yes, if it's about real people
multiple of these are true
does fiction have negative effects on reality?
no, it doesn’t have an effect on reality
yes, if it’s about sexually assaulting an adult
yes, if it’s about sexually assaulting a minor
yes, if it’s about sexually assaulting anyone
yes, if it’s about murder
yes, if it’s about mass murder (shootings, genocide, etc.)
yes, if it’s about real people
multiple of these are true
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Of course, stories have been used to spread ideas, such as ideologies and religions, for quite a few thousand years. But out of context and isolated from intent, how would depicting any specific thing, like what’s mentioned here, have such an influence?
I can write a story about an imaginary serial killer but unless I frame it in a very specific way to try and convince the reader and spread the idea that the killer is correct in doing the killing it couldn’t possibly convince the reader to also become a serial killer. And even then people would most likely wholly reject the story’s message because of how much it conflicts with their sense of morality.
I mean I could make up a fake story and then pretend it actually happened, that could cause harm but I don’t think that’s categorised as fiction.
What premise is this poll based on??