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04-17-2006, 07:10 PM
Porn is a right, not a sin - Letters to the Editor (http://www.dailyutahchronicle.com/media/storage/paper244/news/2006/04/13/LettersToTheEditor/Porn-Is.A.Right.Not.A.Sin-1847563.shtml?norewrite200604131730&sourcedomain=www.dailyutahchronicle.com)
Porn is a huge problem, Eric Vogeler shouts from his mountaintop ("See no evil," April 11). It's being "piped" directly into our homes. Something needs to be done.
What exactly is your point, Vogeler? That porn is like a hardcore drug and should be illegal for adults? He sites Jeffrey Santivor's testimony before the Senate in claiming the opioids released during viewing enable it to do "what heroin can't."
Nice quote, but you forgot to quote the response by Joe Herbert. Herbert, a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge, says the brain responds to rewards and the idea that porn can be compared to a hard drug is "complete rubbish."??
Vogeler also says "more than half of all convicted rapists viewed pornography immediately before seeking out their victims." A nice fact, but he neglected to mention that instances of rape have decreased since Internet pornography-and many experts believe widespread pornography reduces instances of rape.
Where does that leave his argument? That porn is a time waster and lowers worker output. I couldn't agree more, but so does Solitaire and that ain't a sin.
Ah, now we're getting somewhere. That's what you really want to say, isn't it? That porn is a sin. That it's offensive to you and that it should be on the legislative agenda. That free speech shouldn't mean people get to publish things you find offensive.
Stop hiding behind your shallow walls of rationale and admit the truth. Your disgust for porn has nothing to do with facts and everything to do with your religious beliefs. And that's a legitimate opinion, but it's not justification for censoring adults.
What about keeping it out of minors' hands?, you ask. If someone comes up with an effective way to do that and it isn't just a guise to censor adults, I'd be supportive. The CP80 solution you site would do little to help.
The bottom line is that whatever you (or I) may believe about porn, there is no real justification for labeling it a health problem. Adults are completely within their rights to view it, how and when they want.
Andrew Nelson
Senior, Economics
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Porn is a huge problem, Eric Vogeler shouts from his mountaintop ("See no evil," April 11). It's being "piped" directly into our homes. Something needs to be done.
What exactly is your point, Vogeler? That porn is like a hardcore drug and should be illegal for adults? He sites Jeffrey Santivor's testimony before the Senate in claiming the opioids released during viewing enable it to do "what heroin can't."
Nice quote, but you forgot to quote the response by Joe Herbert. Herbert, a neuroscientist at the University of Cambridge, says the brain responds to rewards and the idea that porn can be compared to a hard drug is "complete rubbish."??
Vogeler also says "more than half of all convicted rapists viewed pornography immediately before seeking out their victims." A nice fact, but he neglected to mention that instances of rape have decreased since Internet pornography-and many experts believe widespread pornography reduces instances of rape.
Where does that leave his argument? That porn is a time waster and lowers worker output. I couldn't agree more, but so does Solitaire and that ain't a sin.
Ah, now we're getting somewhere. That's what you really want to say, isn't it? That porn is a sin. That it's offensive to you and that it should be on the legislative agenda. That free speech shouldn't mean people get to publish things you find offensive.
Stop hiding behind your shallow walls of rationale and admit the truth. Your disgust for porn has nothing to do with facts and everything to do with your religious beliefs. And that's a legitimate opinion, but it's not justification for censoring adults.
What about keeping it out of minors' hands?, you ask. If someone comes up with an effective way to do that and it isn't just a guise to censor adults, I'd be supportive. The CP80 solution you site would do little to help.
The bottom line is that whatever you (or I) may believe about porn, there is no real justification for labeling it a health problem. Adults are completely within their rights to view it, how and when they want.
Andrew Nelson
Senior, Economics
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