People who enjoyed Doom included both people whose terrible actions came from pre-existing mental conditions and attitudes towards the world, and Terry Pratchett. Methinks any arguments about videogames causing violence and psychopathy are very, very shaky.
I read a study that showed people that are more prone to violence become less violent after playing video games. Ultimately, the violence in the video games became a way for those people to feel a release of those feelings. So, although I see where your mom is coming from, the science really doesn't back up her logic. I'm also sure your age plays a factor in it, I mean if you're 13 and playing GTA 5 I know I wouldn't let my child play that. But not because I think it would make her violent, I wouldn't because I wouldn't want her to see the violence.
I'm not saying that they cause violence. But your logic that "Violence existed before video games, therefore video games do not cause violence" is flawed.
Stop downvoting it, he is right (and before you downvote me, I strongly believe that videogames causing violence is bullshit). HOWEVER, the logic displayed by OP is equivalent to :
"Cancer existed before cigaretes, therefore cigaretes do not cause cancer."
If you can't see how flawed this logic I'm afraid theres nothing that can be done to help you.
"Cancer existed before cigaretes, therefore cigaretes do not cause cancer."
If you can't see how flawed this logic I'm afraid theres nothing that can be done to help you.
Where you have explained it very well.