A Science Based Case For Ending the Porn Epidemic


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https://eppc.org/publication/a-science-based-case-for-ending-the-porn-epidemic/

This is a long read. But for anyone who has the patience, it was incredibly fascinating. Also incredibly scary.

Beyond the porn epidemic itself, the implications re: homosexuality, incest, pedophilia, interest in trans stuff, etc., etc., are not in line with the established group think of the day at all (you're born that way, you can't help it, you can't change it, etc.)

Note: He throws in the random conclusion at one point "The point is not to try to start a moral panic about the internet turning men gay—the point is that it’s not turning them gay." But the comment doesn't seem to align with the logic and evidence given behind the rest of the article at all. It seems like the more logical conclusion would be that it did, indeed, turn them gay, and then they did, indeed, stop being gay once they stopped feeding their brains on porn. But even that conclusion seems spurious. Drawing concrete black-and-white conclusions from such things when the reality is extremely complex and influenced by so many variables is problematic. Meaning, it seems reasonable, to me, to conclude that satisfying the shock lure that in turn feeds our brain certain chemicals and alters our brain chemistry is almost certainly a factor in sexual orientation, but that doesn't mean it's going to be a one-to-one reality of sexual orientation either.

tldr responses are welcome, btw, but just be aware.... you may not know what you're talking about then. :D And just because of how fascinating the concepts are, I recommend taking the time and actually reading the article. There's a lot of value there when it comes to thinking through these issues.

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1 hour ago, The Folk Prophet said:

https://eppc.org/publication/a-science-based-case-for-ending-the-porn-epidemic/

This is a long read. But for anyone who has the patience, it was incredibly fascinating. Also incredibly scary.

Good article.  Very well researched and completely spelled out.

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"It is idle to point out to the perverted man the horror of his perversion: while the fierce fit is on, that horror is the very spice of his craving. It is ugliness itself that becomes, in the end, the goal of his lechery; beauty has long since grown too weak a stimulant."

C.S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength

 

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Just finished reading the article. I had heard about some of the side-effects of porn, such as ED, aggression towards women, and a warped sense of what a normal sex life can be. (The singer Billie Eilish says she started watching porn at age 11 and was watching abusive porn by age 14 and thought it was an accurate portrayal of real life. She thinks it “destroyed” her brain.) I didn’t realize how encompassing porn addiction could be. The article was well researched. Thanks for sharing.

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Have not read the article but I have listened to lectures on the affects of pornography.  Many people can warp themselves into voyeurists consuming large amounts of pornography.

Everyone who is a good Latter-Day Saint knows that it is spiritually destructive.  Thank goodness Christ can reform men and women caught in the addiction and help them forsake it and save them from their sins.

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