It's too late for me to look for references, as well. Yawn. However... I don't think the addiction model applies to most porn users. Most users just w...
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Gambling and pornography involve somewhat different principles. The major risk in looking at the next picture of one's preferred naked body is that it...
I wasn't making much of a moral equivalence case for habituated behavior. Of course, heroin or meth addiction is much worse than coffee or 'soap opera...
Shawn: I supposed Peterson was against it, yes? Everything that is true about 20th/21st century culture, media, entertainment, advertising, business, ...
One problem I have with children and pornography is that when I was a child (let's say, 12 years old--1958) pornography of any kind was simply not ava...
All sorts of normal, common human activities can be presented as "gross", of course. Sometimes the difference between pleasing and disgusting is a mat...
Endocrine disruptors of various kinds have become ubiquitous. Very bad. In addition to endocrine disruptors, there are the various chemicals that disr...
Has it been determined that being a moderator is more a curse or more a blessing? I would thank @"Wayfarer" but it is, after all, a thankless job. Ins...
YouTube is infested with videos of pets under video surveillance, and yes -- it makes cats, dogs, and parrots brighter, cuter, and smarter. Your dog d...
YOUR TASK: Find the next secure cold water scallop fishery. And be quick about it. Are oysters similarly threatened? Or are they more comfortable in w...
The reproductive viability of the species appears to be intact on a global level. Are we to suppose that super-stimulating pornography is the cause of...
Not to me. May I observe there are a number of different kinds of pornography. Many people consume interior design material the same way others consum...
There are "great films" and there are Films we like the most. They may not be the same. Low Brow Comedy Favorites The Meaning of Life High Anxiety Twe...
True enough, but the age of reproduction affected by social factors (like education and the economy) is a short term factor, too short for evolution t...
Do we have a propensity to develop cancer? In 1901 the leading cause of death was infectious disease -- endemic infections like tuberculosis, and acut...
IF what I said in the post above about language being able to start riots is true, should we then forbid people to talk that way? There is the princip...
It isn't really that mysterious. Mill, per your post, spoke of the messages on placards setting off an excited mob. The biology involved is that of pe...
Justice Holmes cited the malicious shout of "FIRE!" in a crowded theater because there were some actual instances of this; the stampede for the doors ...
These stupid videos do raise some questions: a) Were the unwary cats alarmed by cucumbers in particular, or would another vegetable (carrot, potato) h...
You'd be well advised to take my explanation of Murphy's and Sjogrin's Laws with quite a bit of salt. Sjogrin's Law was made up on the spot, but it ou...
You've identified another aspect of reality. it isn't Murphy's Law that causes it to rain -- it's Sjogrin's Law. Forgetting your umbrella, or even jus...
Systems that apply brakes to passenger cars when they get too close to substantial objects (like the car immediately in front of them) are another exa...
I haven't revisited The Last Picture Show recently -- thanks for the reminder, One of the best films ever, imho. The scene does depict everyday anomie...
You raised interesting and difficult questions. I agree that impressively large scale crimes against humanity were carried out in the 20th century, fr...
Welcome to The Philosophy Forum! The idea that "if something can go wrong, it will" reflects the fact that the universe was not organized for our conv...
Duck is hard to come by here -- odd in this agricultural state. How is country duck cooked and served? He's confused enough as it is, so don't tell @"...
Once upon a time I liked the pickled green tomatoes that some delis in Boston kept in buckets. Maybe today I would consider them a public health hazar...
Cucumbers and watermelons are half-sisters. Some people find them equally indigestible. I like both. My father thought that watermelons tasted no bett...
I am grateful that sardines and pumpkins are in clearly separated categories. Just guessing, but winter squash are probably the property of places tha...
Have you read The Sane Society by Erich Fromm? Pretty good book. There are people who are crazy without reference to society--people experiencing the ...
Acorn squash are the least lovely squash. Apparently they are prolific, ship well, and don't spoil too quickly. The flesh is light yellow and somewhat...
The only authority to which stone-age hunter gatherers had to submit was the authority of their familial group (or possibly a competing group). Ethnol...
but my impression is that your description of academia is at least somewhat on target. It's not hard to find an orthodoxy that is flawed; the trouble ...
A type of French bread (may or may not have any connection to France) is made without kneading. Flour, water, salt, and a small amount of yeast are mi...
A Sanskrit word meaning 'axel hole'. The philosophical up-shot of dukkha is that off-center axel holes can be fixed. Philosophical pessimists, riding ...
And on several of the 100,000,000,000 worlds some very smart lizard overlords are wondering what more productive use could be made of a blue marble pl...
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A circular shape with a hole in the center; an annulus, plural annuli. In America, doughnuts are round with holes in the middle; Maybe you were thinki...
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