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There can be an inherent desire only for sex and not for porn as it is the invention of dirty minds and of recent origin.Similarly the religions flourish because of the social problems that affect man. Unable to get solutions from fellow men man tries to get some salvation from institutions such as religion and god.Therefore if we try our best to tackle social issues earnestly then the stranglehold of religion and god on the people can at least be reduced. Any way the issue raised is whether children can have access to porn or not and whether porn is a necessity for man. Let us talk on it more.
Posted by Ezhil, Monday, 17 June 2019 12:46:18 PM
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Dear Ezhil,

Porn is not of recent origin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_erotic_depictions

“The history of erotic depictions includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, dramatic arts, music and writings that show scenes of a sexual nature throughout time. They have been created by nearly every civilization, ancient and modern. Early cultures often associated the sexual act with supernatural forces and thus their religion is intertwined with such depictions. In Asian countries such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Japan and China, representations of sex and erotic art have specific spiritual meanings within native religions. The ancient Greeks and Romans produced much art and decoration of an erotic nature, much of it integrated with their religious beliefs and cultural practices.”

Not only is porn as old as religion it has been intertwined with religion. Please consult the reference above.
Posted by david f, Monday, 17 June 2019 1:28:39 PM
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I am talking about the recent pornography and not the porn arts etc.Leaving aside all those primitive cultural practices let us create a new civilisation in which pornography is not allowed to make easy money with utter disregard for public decency and morality,which ultimately leads to social problems.
Posted by Ezhil, Monday, 17 June 2019 4:57:06 PM
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Dear Ezhil,

I don't want to create a new civilization. I like what we have now with freedom of religion, freedom of art and freedom of political opinion. I like what we have now with morality not the business of government and art including pornography. Nobody could make any money from porn, drugs, alcohol and religion if people did not want it. The recent pornography is just a continuation of the past using modern technology. There are moral police in restrictive societies such as Saudi Arabia. In a free society morality is not the business of government.

We all have moral standards. What I think is important is that everybody has access to a good education and good medical care. I would not put my morality on anybody else. I don't like liquor and gambling, but I would not interfere with those who like it. I like to look at porn occasionally, and I don't want anybody interfering with my amusements.

There are social problems such as war, poverty, disease, inequity of resources, global warming, species extinction and uncontrolled population increase. Morality and decency are defined differently by different groups and individuals. For those who don't like or don't want porn stay away from it. That's easy to do, but leave others alone.

The urge to ban what you don't like is a social problem. Banning porn is a social problem.
Posted by david f, Monday, 17 June 2019 5:32:56 PM
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You seem to be a hard core pessimist and a self centered individual.You always try to take the discussion away from the main topic.It appears that you argue for the sake of argument. I am no more interested to continue the discussion with you. But I am for banning porn. Let us stop with this
Posted by Ezhil, Monday, 17 June 2019 10:53:58 PM
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To anyone still involved.

This conversation looks to have reached its limit. Therefore, I want to recap some points on porn, before it gets lost in the distracting topic of religion.

Porn has no redeeming value to it. Instead it harms those who are part of the industry, and to a lesser degree it harms those who watch it. What wasn't mentioned though is that porn watching is like a drug that the body gets use to. With both, in order to have the same desired effect often people search for a stronger dose of the drug, and with porn a more graphic fantasy. This isn't freedom of expression as much as it's willingness to be part of a graphic fantasy that continually degrades women. If you want women to be treated better and respected more in a relationship then stand against porn.

Furthering the point, porn is not a controlled industry with regulations and safeguards practiced. According to porn actors, STD tests are commonly ignored, and porn stages can also be a vehicle for prostration instead of what they agreed to. This is coming from those in the industry that have even some kind of rules and contracts in place regardless if they are upheld or ignored. To the porn sources on the Internet, you never know if the pictures or the video is scripted, or if the actors are forced against their will.

If you can't ban porn, then at the very least you should be ashamed by it being in your society and your culture. Shamed enough because you know it shapes some of the expectations and lack of respect for women in relationships by the influence porn causes to the community. Shame for the harms it does to the people who are in that industry. Because if it is allowed in society, then it is condoning that harm on the people who don't have much else and enter the porn industry to get further hurt by it. Shame because if nothing else, because of the fantasies that are the lifeline of the porn industry.
Posted by Not_Now.Soon, Wednesday, 19 June 2019 12:53:54 PM
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