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Old 02-11-2022, 07:51 PM
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Hey if you think porn isn’t bad and you’re in a happy relationship that is either not affected by or even enhanced by your porn viewing, more power to you

If not, then porn is possibly playing some role, how much and whether you can recognize it or not depends on the person
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Old 02-11-2022, 08:31 PM
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Hey if you think porn isn’t bad and you’re in a happy relationship that is either not affected by or even enhanced by your porn viewing, more power to you

If not, then porn is possibly playing some role, how much and whether you can recognize it or not depends on the person
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Old 02-11-2022, 08:39 PM
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I usually pass on it, too much sugar in most. Even less sugar barbecue still has tons of sugar

I guess hot is ok, mostly just sodium there
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Old 02-11-2022, 09:14 PM
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Look at the opportunity cost

If we are coming from the assumption that using something like porn whenever one gets an urge has no negative impact whatsoever on someone’s desire to have an intimate relationship and also no negative impact on their standards if/when they do seek that out…

…and that person happens to be single, let’s also assume they are single only because they want to be, and not because of any other factors or insecurities

Ok, but what if they’re wrong, and decide at some future point they are not happy and link it to feeling lonely. What might they have passed on? Meeting a possible amazing future gf or wife?

Now what if they decide to pass on brief hedonistic pleasure for some period of time. What opportunity will they have lost. Porn will always be there, waiting for them

One costs nothing to pass on, one can cost quite a lot
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Old 02-11-2022, 09:29 PM
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Look at the opportunity cost

If we are coming from the assumption that using something like porn whenever one gets an urge has no negative impact whatsoever on someone’s desire to have an intimate relationship and also no negative impact on their standards if/when they do seek that out…

…and that person happens to be single, let’s also assume they are single only because they want to be, and not because of any other factors or insecurities

Ok, but what if they’re wrong, and decide at some future point they are not happy and link it to feeling lonely. What might they have passed on? Meeting a possible amazing future gf or wife?

Now what if they decide to pass on brief hedonistic pleasure for some period of time. What opportunity will they have lost. Porn will always be there, waiting for them

One costs nothing to pass on, one can cost quite a lot
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Old 02-11-2022, 09:40 PM
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I wouldn’t call incorrect belief in God wasted time or effort

Past studies have demonstrated that people who considered themself religious scored higher in happiness categories than those that didn’t

If a belief, even an incorrect belief, gave someone a sense of comfort, it would not be wasted. For example, let’s say we’re in a plane and the sky is very turbulent and dark. I am an expert in aviation, and I know with 100% certainty that the plane is going to crash. You no nothing about aviation, so I spend the entire plane trip explaining to you how safe the plane is, and how as an aviation expert I am 100% certain the plane will not crash. And let’s say I convince you completely

You were content up until the moment of the crash (crashes don’t happen that fast but for sake of argument let’s say they do). Even though it was a false sense of security, you had a benefit from it. If we expand that plane trip timeline to your life, it ended the same way, with you suddenly dying, but in one scenario you had hope and in another you wouldn’t
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Old 02-11-2022, 09:55 PM
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I wouldn’t call incorrect belief in God wasted time or effort

Past studies have demonstrated that people who considered themself religious scored higher in happiness categories than those that didn’t

If a belief, even an incorrect belief, gave someone a sense of comfort, it would not be wasted. For example, let’s say we’re in a plane and the sky is very turbulent and dark. I am an expert in aviation, and I know with 100% certainty that the plane is going to crash. You no nothing about aviation, so I spend the entire plane trip explaining to you how safe the plane is, and how as an aviation expert I am 100% certain the plane will not crash. And let’s say I convince you completely

You were content up until the moment of the crash (crashes don’t happen that fast but for sake of argument let’s say they do). Even though it was a false sense of security, you had a benefit from it. If we expand that plane trip timeline to your life, it ended the same way, with you suddenly dying, but in one scenario you had hope and in another you wouldn’t
What if belief in 'god' makes you fear your eternal damnation or being nagged while you're watching the game?
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Old 02-11-2022, 10:11 PM
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What if belief in 'god' makes you fear your eternal damnation or being nagged while you're watching the game?
Well I don’t know any region that only mentions damnation and not a possible heaven or afterlife, and if there is, that would be one sad religion I agree

So no matter what religion, there would have to be a combination of hope of an afterlife and the comfort that provides, and a possible fear of damnation. Really it could just be a fear of failing to achieve entry to heaven, because even if it were just a void, it wouldn’t be as good as heaven obviously

And speaking in generalities most religions seem to expect belief and acting in a godly manner according to their tenets. And aside from maybe some diet restrictions usually acting in a godly manner with most modern interpretations of religion is very comparable to being a good person in general (being truthful, kind, humble, that kind of stuff). So if the fear of damnation caused someone to be a better person, it would still create some gain for them (since positivity tends to attract itself), and others around
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Old 02-11-2022, 10:16 PM
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Well I don’t know any region that only mentions damnation and not a possible heaven or afterlife, and if there is, that would be one sad religion I agree

So no matter what religion, there would have to be a combination of hope of an afterlife and the comfort that provides, and a possible fear of damnation. Really it could just be a fear of failing to achieve entry to heaven, because even if it were just a void, it wouldn’t be as good as heaven obviously

And speaking in generalities most religions seem to expect belief and acting in a godly manner according to their tenets. And aside from maybe some diet restrictions usually acting in a godly manner with most modern interpretations of religion is very comparable to being a good person in general (being truthful, kind, humble, that kind of stuff). So if the fear of damnation caused someone to be a better person, it would still create some gain for them (since positivity tends to attract itself), and others around
What if your sins(in that religion) are unforgivable?

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Old 02-11-2022, 10:18 PM
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Still on the video game website for 12 year olds.

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