Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30690580-20171115121259/@comment-32202721-20171116172249

First of all, as far as I know, there have been no conclusive studies that link moderate porn watching to any of those. Second of all, this sentence... "Even in moderation, people who suffer from it have feelings of isolation, shame, anxiety, depression and anger" ...doesn't really make sense to me. People who suffer from what, addiction? If you're addicted to porn, then you're not viewing it in moderation, are you?

And, again, speaking as an occasional porn watcher, I can say that porn has not affected me in any of those ways. And when I googled that quote you cited, this is what came up. You'll have to excuse me, but I'm not exactly inclined to trust an article that uses Bible verses as evidence. Incidentally, here'san article that makes the case for porn actually being healthy in moderation (moderation being the key word here).

"Studies even show that people who are exposed to it when they are younger tend to become more sexually active at younger ages and also become more promiscuous, sexually violent and emotionally and psychologically unstable."

So don't let kids see it when they're younger! Keep it from them until they're mature enough to understand that it's not supposed to be an accurate representation of real sex.

"And by the way, you clearly missed the point of my Les Miserables message. I was not meaning the crime that he committed because obviously those two do not hold a candle towards each other, but the book showed his officer Javert continuing to ruin his life and follow him throughout life because 'once a thief, always a thief' but Valjean never stole again and even became a father to someone who was not his own flesh and blood. It's a message on how sometimes people who do terrible things can redeem myself."

"Terrible"? He stole a loaf of bread to feed his sister's starving child. Comparing one crime done out of desperation to a series of crimes done over the course of several years is ludicrous.

And yeah, sure. I'm a hateful nihilist because I don't want to forgive a serial sexual harasser who abused his power to victimize countless women. I mean, where do you draw the line? Should Gotham just let the Joker out of Arkham Asylum if he asks them nicely and promises to behave?