Page 56 - The Television

And finally I got up and said, "Well, we're

leaving. Bye, bye.” And they were still sitting

there watching the television when we

walked out the door. I hadn't seen them in

a year.

There's no doubt that television shortens

attention span. It affects learning and

reading skills. It is a proven fact that it

affects math skills. A study was done in

1991. Without any doubt, it puts people into

a passive state. Without any doubt it

increases depression. It increases the rate

of suicide. Not only that, it causes people

to not know how to cope with reality. If

people tell me that they're depressed and

they're having mental problems, I ask, "How

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