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Originally Posted by flamesfever
I believe the sexually liberal society which has been influenced by the sexual revolution, of which pornography (particularly hard core) is a part, is not going to cause the downfall of humanity, however I believe it is a contributing factor in many of the problems in todays society. Some of the changes I see are:
- the tendendy of the young to form uncommitted commonlaw relationships in spite of potential legal, emotional, and childbirth hazards.
- increase in teen pregnancies
- increase in fatherless children
- increase in number of grandparents raising children
- virginity looked down upon
- increase in sex during first date
- reducing the sanctity of marriage
- increase in std's. etc.
I believe Western Society is starting to suffer to a degree because of the relaxation is basic ethics and morals that guide society. As evidenced not only in changes in the family, but also in business etc.
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Still trying to gather my thoughts on this, but I just want to point out that these points you bring up aren't driven by pornography. It's a very suspect and circuitous route to say that an ability to watch porn eases your guilt about leaving your children fatherless.
Very generally speaking, the issue of pornography and family stability, I think, stems more from the inability of partners to articulate, without shame, their "out of the ordinary" sexual desires. In a way, this is echoing Photon's comments. I do think unsatisfied desires eat away at people over time.
I need to think about this further, but I don't think it's the availability of pornography that's driving the issue. I would wager that the acts that people watch through pornography came into their heads first before they saw the porn.
Excuses for the disjointed post, but I'm reluctant to blame the availability of pornography as the root cause of the problems.