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Old 08-08-2012, 06:54 PM   #106
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I remember reading somewhere that unmarried, childless women are an affront to God.
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Old 08-08-2012, 07:49 PM   #107
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I've seen it claimed in 2 real cases and seen it implied in a third.

Actually I've seen it claimed in a fourth also. You can read Judith Reisman's wiki. She's very anti-porn and has written a lot of articles on it and holds it responsible for an attack on a family member of her's.
Such anecdotes are terribly uninteresting. Especially in the face of all the other sexual assaults not claimed to be due to porn. And the studies that don't show an increase in sexual assaults when the access to porn increases.
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Old 08-08-2012, 08:24 PM   #108
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Such anecdotes are terribly uninteresting. Especially in the face of all the other sexual assaults not claimed to be due to porn. And the studies that don't show an increase in sexual assaults when the access to porn increases.
And the studies are 100 percent binding on people's behavior?

Can't some people be exceptions to the general findings?

I have a hard time believing studies reveal everything. I also believe in reading what people report motivates them. That could be how you identify that studies are not 100 percent accurate.

Also is the research in this area completed?

I get the impression it's still being researched.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Hilton on the brain implications from porn addiction:
http://salifeline.org/donald-l-hilto...-on-the-brain/
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Old 08-08-2012, 08:49 PM   #109
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I also believe in reading what people report motivates them.
What about the people who murder their children and report that God told them to do it? Should we believe them? You have often told us that people suffer from cognitive bias. Do you think murderers and sex-offenders have more or less cognitive bias than normal people?
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Old 08-08-2012, 08:52 PM   #110
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You (Splendour) believe things that are hardly researched so long as they fit what you believe for whatever reason, but you won't believe things that have more evidence for them. Basically, you believe what you want and the evidence means nothing to you, so what do you want me to say?
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:26 PM   #111
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What about the people who murder their children and report that God told them to do it? Should we believe them? You have often told us that people suffer from cognitive bias. Do you think murderers and sex-offenders have more or less cognitive bias than normal people?
Not interested in the changed topic, thanks!
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:28 PM   #112
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Not interested in the changed topic, thanks!
This is pretty sad.
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:29 PM   #113
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You (Splendour) believe things that are hardly researched so long as they fit what you believe for whatever reason, but you won't believe things that have more evidence for them. Basically, you believe what you want and the evidence means nothing to you, so what do you want me to say?
No, I said above that I read about actual cases where part of the motives for criminal behaviors implicated porn.

Then I gave you a research source.

Some people are suspicious of research though. They claim it can be manipulated and said the Tobacco Industry did it for decades.
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:31 PM   #114
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This is pretty sad.
What not wanting to change a topic is sad?

I really intend to spend less time on here. I have nothing in common with most posters and the bias is too one sided for my taste.
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:36 PM   #115
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What not wanting to change a topic is sad?
It wasn't a topic change; it was a corollary to your earlier position. Now faced with obviously contradictory ideas, you just want to forget all about it. Bravo.

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Bye.
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Old 08-08-2012, 09:50 PM   #116
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What not wanting to change a topic is sad?

I really intend to spend less time on here. I have nothing in common with most posters and the bias is too one sided for my taste.
It's sad because you only want to discuss the anecdotes that support your already held beliefs instead of considering those that go against it, too.

But anecdotes are almost never good evidence for broad claims, anyway.
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Old 08-08-2012, 10:33 PM   #117
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Bye.
She claims to be leaving this board so often you'd think it was one of her regular bodily functions.
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Old 08-08-2012, 10:35 PM   #118
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This is pretty sad.
She is the queen of the non-sequitur, but apparently doesn't see the hypocrisy in replying with posts like that.
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Old 08-08-2012, 10:56 PM   #119
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I really intend to spend less time on here. I have nothing in common with most posters and the bias is too one sided for my taste.
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She claims to be leaving this board so often you'd think it was one of her regular bodily functions.
I'd suggest a 30-day self ban, but there is no way you could do it. You'd likely go insane.

Besides, without your average of 9-posts per day (and their responses), RGT would be a ghost town. Keep up the turds, Splendour, it's good for the forum.
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Old 08-08-2012, 11:20 PM   #120
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I'll excuse myself from the conversation as we've kind of drifted into your fixations now
I stopped reading here as you stated you weren't going to say anything else, so I assume nothing in the following paragraphs could possibly be relevant to our discussion. I do note that you excused yourself without responding to my request for evidence though, so that's duly noted.
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