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Pr0n's Effect On Society
Rytis writes "An article at the Financial Times is analysing the growing impact of internet pornography, the phenomena itself and the problems that it causes to our society. Surveys within Great Britain have shown that more than a half of 9-19 years olds have seen pornography online. From the article: 'To some men, Haynes argues, clicking on porn is simply a way to pass the time. It's a hobby. Once they'd idly play solitaire; now they idly click on a porn site. Others, though, succumb to addiction: Most addictions are to do with internal emptiness, wanting to fill up dead space, and addiction is always destructive.'"
Internet pornography can be annoying, but it has served as a money making industry that has, at least in part, helped pay for network infrastructure.
"Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the f-ing Peace Corps." - John 'Bluto' Blutarsky
This isn't news. It is just going to another realm. This type of logical gerrymandering happens in other contexts all the time. In efforts to put constraints (read: ban) guns, they show how many "Children" are killed each year in gun related deaths. They include "Children" up to 20 or 21yrs old in many of these research examples.
They also do not reject samples of "Child" gang members who are shooting at each other, etc. I guess we need locks on all our computers so that kids cannot accidentally kill themselves by seeing a boobie.
This a Freudian canard. Addiction is a neurochemical phenomenon; that's not to say that some sort of therapy might not be helpful in repairing the damage caused by the addiction, but there is simply no evidence that "emptiness" is at the root of addiction.
The same Spirit that was in Jesus of Nazareth inspired the writers of the Bible. As all Scripture is inspired in this manner, Jesus (the man in which God lived) did not have to say those things himself.
1 Peter 1
[10] Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
[11] Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
2 Tim 3
[16] All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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Actually, your "conveniently edited out scripture" is not scripture in any sense or any translation. They're part of the Coptics, if I recall (or perhaps the Pseudepigrapha), and as such have always been labeled as heresy by both Catholic and Protestant churches. Its only claim to being Gospel is that of the author, nothing more. And for the record, I am a Protestant, have read the Apocrypha more than most Catholics, and also read most of the Coptics as well.
What, me? Never.
What, me? Never.
How does that compare to previous years?
When I was a kid, you could get porn, but it was hard, expensive, and pretty embarrassing. I got hold of some, but it was rare.
These days you have to make an active effort to avoid porn, as it is beamed into your email box, shows up on your google serches and can pop up on any random web links you may encounter.
I think it's mainly a good thing, but don't imagine that things have not changed very much, kids!!
For instance, how many folks still follow Deuteronomy 21: 18-21
the relevant bible passage
not enough, I'm sure+1 fashionably cynical
The "God-shaped hole" quote is from Pascal's Pensees.
Human being (n.): A genetically human, genetically distinct, functioning organism.
> There are lots of conditions where people are "born that way". For example,
> Science makes a claim that some people are "born" to be alchoholics.
That's a strawman argument. A person predesposed to alcoholism does not feel a strong urge to drink before ever touching alcohol. The need for sex is very different and arises with puberty whether you give it any thought or not, and whether you ever indulge it or not. Any religion or morality system that seeks to suppress human sexuality is bound to produce deeply frustrated people filled with feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt. Asking a gay person to stop being attracted to people of the same gender IS asking them to suppress their sexuality, and would indeed be the cruelest joke a god could play on them. And please don't try making the distinction between attraction and acting upon it. The Bible has a lot to say regarding coveting, in fact it made it into one of the ten commandmends.