2006-08-25 05:32:27 · 14 answers · asked by James L 2 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Please read the following points, and then judge yourself:
1) Pornography feeds lust of the eyes and lust of the flesh, which are never satisfied. It leaves the viewer craving more and more in order to achieve the same "sexual high." It easily enslaves people to their own cravings and opens the door to other forms of evil, like anger, abuse, violence, hatred, lying, envy, compulsiveness and selfishness. The power behind porn is revealed when the porn addict tries to stop their habit - its virtually impossible without help.
2) Pornography sexualizes the viewer's mindset. It warps and perverts their perspective such that sex is unnaturally elevated in their thoughts. Porn's images are stamped into viewer's brain with the aid of hormones released during sexual arousal. Even if a person decides to stop looking at porn, the past images can remain for years or even a lifetime.
3) Pornography promotes destructive practices and can lead to progressive addiction. For example, porn sites routinely link viewers to depictions of every type of sexual perversion imaginable, such as child porn, homosexuality, bestiality, necrophilia (sexual interest in corpses), masochism (pleasure from abuse or suffering), rape and sadism (gratification from inflicting physical or mental pain on others). The viewer's exposure to such themes naturally increases the likelihood that they may attempt to act out what they've viewed. This can lead to sexual crimes, a la the late Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer).
4) Pornography intensifies an individual's drive to serve oneself, rather than serve others. For example, masturbation, which typically accompanies looking at pornography reinforces a self-centered sexual orientation (i.e. lust), which can detract from a person's ability to give and receive love.
5) Pornography addiction can lead to debt. The convenience of credit card transactions on the internet encourages covert spending without limit. Additionally, pornographers flood common internet areas with enticing banner ads ("teasers") and spam email, which bait potential viewers with free porn. Once lured by the free porn to the site, the viewers must then pay to see more.
6) By viewing and/or purchasing porn, viewers are supporting the porn industry and facilitating its growth. By viewing porn, the viewer is also contributing to the sexual exploitation of whoever or whatever is in the images he or she is viewing.
7) Looking at porn can damage the viewer's family relationships, not to mention increasing the chance of his or her spouse and children finding the material. Porn may also inspire the viewer to explore incest, which is a common porn theme. Other things porn may inspire in the viewer (which could in turn affect the family) include sexual frustration, lying, abuse, affairs, debt, violent behavior and irrational thinking. (see Testimonials on how porn destroys lives)
8) Looking at porn at work could damage the viewer's reputation, decrease his or her productivity and lead to job loss. It could also inspire unhealthy and/or inappropriate relationships with co-workers.
9) Looking at porn can damage the viewer's current or future marriage sex life. Porn viewers may find that it's difficult to enjoy true intimacy with their spouse when they're fantasizing about somebody else! Additionally, porn builds an unrealistic perception of sexual relations. Porn sex is a portrayal or an act made for the viewer's enjoyment. It takes what God intended as a private expression of love between a husband and wife and prostitutes it for entertainment. When a person has been looking at sexual pictures of other people for entertainment, he or she will have a downgraded value of sex. This in turn will detract from their appreciation and value of sex with their spouse.
10) Looking at porn will increase the viewer's tendency to lie, because he or she will have a natural desire to keep it secret to avoid criticism, embarrassment, shame and/or having to surrender their habit.
11) Looking at porn can lead a person into masturbation addiction.
12) Looking at porn brings serious spiritual consequences (see consequences page). For example, it opens the doorway to spiritual oppression and confusion in the viewer's life. The power behind pornography is inherently evil. It seeks to control and dominate the viewer's life, while allowing other forms of evil to gain influence in that person. Once a person starts looking at the porn, their eyes become the gateway for the evil power to enter them. As it gains influence, the evil can numb the viewer's ability discern right and wrong. As traditional moral values are blurred, confusion sets in.
13) Looking at porn helps you start to believe the LIES it promotes. Examples lies include:
* Sexual freedom = happiness
* Perverted sex (homosexual sex, incest, BDSM, etc) is more enjoyable than "normal" heterosexual sex
* There are no consequences to sexual promiscuity
* Sexual expression is a right, not a God-given or God-defined gift
* You can live a healthy life with the porn images floating around in your mind
* Porn doesn't harm anyone
* Sex is something to be done primarily for self gratification
* The porn stars are the happiest people on earth
* Adults can view porn without any lasting side effects
* Porn will help your sex life
* Porn is just a harmless thing that everybody looks at
2006-08-26 08:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by SFNDX 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-07-18 15:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's both.
The good thing is that people with fantasies can watch them being acted out and in that way fufill them to an extent. Especially if it is a "weirder" fantasy (and that's all relative), it'd be better to watch consenting adults in a video then try and do it yourself (especially if it's something that someone else would not want to do and the last thing you want is to force someone). Some people like imagery as sexual stimulation, and that's fine...
It's bad, however, because of the fact that it is uncotrolled, a lot of the internet porn is drunk girls who don't know what's going on and even underaged people. If it's consenting adults and was controlled, which I believe it should be, then only pornography that contained consenting adults who knew what they were doing would be allowed to be shown. If a woman/man wants to do that, good for them, but I am very against porn that exposes people who are underage, don't actually want to do it, or are even drunk at the time.
2006-08-25 05:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel that there is nothing wrong with pornogrpahy. As long as the people doing it aren't completely legal and enjoy their job and the viewers enjoy it as well, then I don't feel there is a problem. It's just another interest in the world.
2006-08-25 05:44:15 · answer #4 · answered by Her Mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that porn is bad for society, I think there are bad people who read porn. I don't think that if I read porn I would go do bad things. I don't think that porn has started any wars. So then I would have to ask what is worse Porn or the Bible? The Bible has started wars.
2006-08-25 05:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by Mark F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's good if it's really give sex education to youngsters but pornography target to gain money some decisively and it's mislead youth to wrong path, it's teach illicit sexual relations to people who been confuse age period in life time[teenage].
2006-08-25 05:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by danniel s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is bad, it is addictive and leads to low self esteem, causes loss of property, ruins relationships, marriages etc. Those trapped in it struggle to get out.
2006-08-25 05:43:44 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Kuda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing wrong for the people watching it,although the people making it are putting their health at risk
2006-08-25 05:37:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's good. it give men plenty of entertainment while employing alot of otherwise jobless women.
2006-08-25 11:59:27 · answer #9 · answered by Vodka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, its whatever. If you like it then enjoy, if you don't then ignore. Just depends on who you ask.
2006-08-25 05:38:27 · answer #10 · answered by Metacoma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋