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Would it be sinful of a Catholic to buy a Playstation because of Sony’s production of The Da Vinci Code movie?
 
that is a tough one…

Just to be safe buy a used one!! then Sony doesn’t get the money
 
leemarsh2010 said:
Would it be sinful of a Catholic to buy a Playstation because of Sony’s production of The Da Vinci Code movie?
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Would it be sinful to buy milk at your local supermarket if they also sell contraceptives?
 
I think it would definitely be sinful if you were to support Sony or the local supermarket because they produced “The Da Vinci Code” or sold contraceptives. I don’t think it is sinful to buy a playstation from Sony or milk at the local supermarket in general. I would suggest, though, that if you have an alternative source you should patronize it.
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MrIrish said:
Would it be sinful to buy milk at your local supermarket if they also sell contraceptives?
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I think this is a totally different situation. Milk is a necessary product…a Playstation isn’t.

To the OP, I also think that you should buy a used PS2.
 
Aside from the fact that I had no problem whatsoever with the Da Vinci Code film, it just doesn’t make sense that it would be sinful to buy a good or service from a company that produced a sinful good or service. As long as you don’t partake of the sinful good or service, there’s no harm done.
 
Having had experience with used PS2s, I don’t recommend a used one. $100 (the store was having a deal) and it lasted three months,:(. As to supporting Sony… it’s not because of you they made the DVC game, and you’re not rewarding them for making it by buying a PS2 or any SCEA (Sony’s game label) games. Now, there are some games I wouldn’t recommend buying, but you can’t get them new anyway, so it doesn’t benefit the company.
 
I see no obligation to boycott Sony, but it might be meritorious to do so.

By the way, I think everyone should check out Decent Film Guide’s review of The DaVinci Code because it deals with the damnable silence of reviewers willing to pan the film but pretend they don’t notice the flagrant anti-Catholicism in it. It also ends with one of the best responses I have heard to the It’s-Just-Fiction canard:
Catholic writer Mark Shea tells an anecdote about a college bull session among students at Central Washington University over The Da Vinci Code. “Even if it’s just fiction,” a student opined, “it’s still interesting to think about.”
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To which another student replied: “Your mother’s a whore.” And then, to the first student’s stunned incredulity, he added, “And even if that’s just fiction, it’s still interesting to think about.”
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Sony made a financial bet on Da Vinci that did not factor anyon’es individual morality. It’s not the same as buying a drink from a company that tests it’s formulas on animals or something.
 
Scott_Waddell said:
I see no obligation to boycott Sony, but it might be meritorious to do so.

By the way, I think everyone should check out Decent Film Guide’s review of The DaVinci Code because it deals with the damnable silence of reviewers willing to pan the film but pretend they don’t notice the flagrant anti-Catholicism in it. It also ends with one of the best responses I have heard to the It’s-Just-Fiction canard:
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That’s not a good response at all.
 
Myself. I don’t support Sony or Disney. Why should I support a company that is so anti-catholic as those two?
 
AquinaSavio said:
I think this is a totally different situation. Milk is a necessary product…a Playstation isn’t.

To the OP, I also think that you should buy a used PS2.
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Sorry, but milk is not an essential product. More essential than a playstation, yes, but your argument is still flawed since you don’t need milk to survive.

Why in the world is God going to care if you buy a playstaton or a gallon of milk jsut becuse there happens to be some sort of bad thing also located in the store…
 
Scott_Waddell said:
Sure it is. It deftly dismantles the ridiculous assertion that fiction is beyond giving offense by making a valid comparison.
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It doesn’t dismantle anything. It sounds like someone giving a snarky response to a simple statement. From where I am sitting, which is not as a fan of the book, that guy sounds like a jerk.
 
wjp984 said:
Sorry, but milk is not an essential product. More essential than a playstation, yes, but your argument is still flawed since you don’t need milk to survive.

Why in the world is God going to care if you buy a playstaton or a gallon of milk jsut becuse there happens to be some sort of bad thing also located in the store…
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Furthermore, do the people advocating that stance thoroughly check everything they buy, since the world is made up of conglomerates these days? What if a homosexual stockholder is making millions off stocks in the company? What if they produced the product in partnership with a company you don’t agree with the policies of? These things could apply to the companies who make anything in your house. Do you check every lamp? Every placemat? Chances are that unless you live in a box you own dozens of products made by companies whose business decisions you wouldn’t always morally agree with.
 
Liberalsaved said:
It doesn’t dismantle anything. It sounds like someone giving a snarky response to a simple statement. From where I am sitting, which is not as a fan of the book, that guy sounds like a jerk.
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The example is solid. One could I suppose execute it in a less snarky way.
 
I favor buying products from other companies and generally avoid buying Sony products. However, I will make exceptions.

I also am currently avoiding buying Chinese made products. This is difficult and again I will buy some Chinese made products.

In such cases (made by Sony or made in China) I typically will perfer an alternative but when no alternative is readily available, then I must decide to either:
  • make an exception
  • order the product from an alternative source
  • not buy the product at all
  • make the product myself - this can be possible for simple items e.g. simple pieces of furniture, exercise bench, etc. We can focus on becoming more resourceful and independent in this area.
 
jennyr said:
that is a tough one…

Just to be safe buy a used one!! then Sony doesn’t get the money
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Not really - you remove a used playstation from the market so someone else will buy a new one instead of the used one. It’s still part of the overall demand for Playstations.

I’m not saying that one shouldn’t buy a PS as an exception - I’m just pointing out that buying a used one doesn’t really solve the problem - it might be just a bit better though.
 
wjp984 said:
Sorry, but milk is not an essential product. More essential than a playstation, yes, but your argument is still flawed since you don’t need milk to survive.

Why in the world is God going to care if you buy a playstaton or a gallon of milk jsut becuse there happens to be some sort of bad thing also located in the store…
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Please don’t start petty arguments about the examples used. I was simply responding to MrIrish’s example of milk.
 
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