Mister Scratch wrote:mentalgymnast wrote:Broken families? Wayward or dysfunctional children? Marriages that go down the tubes?
And...? How do you propose to explain that porn would be the direct cause of this? This is a classic case of
cum hoc, ergo propter hoc. Correlation does not equal causation, MG. Obviously, each of the people referred to in the above MAD post were also LDS. Does that therefore mean that we could blame Mormonism for the "broken families" and so on?
Can you think of any others? Spiritual death and/or decay for example?
Hey, if you can offer up concrete proof of those things occurring, I'd love to see it.
If you're not able to or if you're unwilling to come up with some of the negative consequences of porn addictions and/or viewing, go back and read some of the links I referred you to if you're a bit wishy washy as what they may be.
Regards,
MG
The links aren't persuasive, MG.
The boiling frog story states that a frog can be boiled alive if the water is heated slowly enough — it is said that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will never jump out.
Now this story cannot be used to justify
what may appear to be a rational or at least reasonable argument such as "porn use will gradually and most assuredly leading to broken families" or "porn use will often act as a catalyst in causing a marriage to fail". A slippery slope argument that does not prove each step is a logical fallacy. So Scratch, I can't
prove by cause and effect that porn always results in broken homes, broken marriages, and in some cases dysfunctional children.
It's a gut feeling. But I'm personally willing to go with it.
What does your gut feeling tell you? Porn is healthy? Porn is good?
Do you make a habit of viewing porn? by the way, if porn is healthy and good there should be no shame in answering this question.
*If so, was there a time in the past that you felt as though it was dirty and/or smutty to do so?
*Do you find yourself the better person as a result of viewing porn in your own estimation?
*Does your wife value your involvement in porn?
by the way, if you are not a viewer of porn, I would've course encourage you to disregard the three asterisked questions as they would obviously not apply to you.
Regards,
MG