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adnan@redstart.icd.ab.com (Adnan C. Yaqub) writes:
: 
: I think that you are mistaken here.  There is plenty of evidence that
: pornography has a harmful effect on people and society.  Here are a
: few negative effects:
: 
: 2) A high percentage of all sex crimes (rape, child abuse, etc.) have
: pornography involved, during and/or immediately before.  For example,
: Ted Bundy indicating in an interview before his death that pornography
: played a extremely important role in the rapes and murders he
: committed.

Perhaps.  But how many people read porn without it having this effect.
Just because "sex offenders usually read porn", it does not follow that
"porn readers usually are/become sex offenders".  The anti-porn zealots
generally ignore this logical error.

: 
: 3) Studies also indicate that the use of pornography tends to reduce a
: persons satisfaction with their current sex experience.

See Carl Kadie's post for comments about the political, rather than
scientific, nature of the Presidential Commission report.
: 
: 4) Child pornography, in particular, is very damaging to the children
: abused during the making of the material.

I'll agree.  But how much child pornography is generally available ?
: 
: 
: Obviously no one is saying that by looking at one Playboy magazine a
: person will become an instant rapist.  However, there is overwhelming
: evidence to indicate that continued exposure to pornography is harmful
: to individuals and society.  I have more complete information about
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ you left out the word 'some' here. 
: some of the studies dome on the effects of pornography at home which I
: can post if there is interest.  One good reference is the report from
: the President's Commission on Pornography.

See above comment about Carl Kadie's post.
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