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Originally Posted by lucille
Thought and open debate is what makes each of us strong, and I would hope that each of you will feel free to continue to post your opinions in a mature and non abusive manner.
I have already said that I do not, personally, look at porn. However, I feel that morality in thought and speech should not in general be legislated, and that the choices are up to the individual.
These sorts of debates allow each of us to examine, or re examine, what is important in our lives and for this reason alone, the well thought out posts in this thread are valuable to all who read them.
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Let me add one brief comment to this. I do not want anyone here to think I am sitting back in my cushioned office chair and judging you. Truth be told, when I assess who I call friends and who I do not, there is a lot more to a decision then this one simple subject. I respect most all of you for various reasons, most of which is due to the input you have made on so many posts in years past.
I do not want anyone to walk away from this thread thinking that Griz, he's such a such and such. I believe pornography is wrong and that it ruins lives. Plain and simple. You guys obviously have other feelings towards this. What I want is for each of you to intellectually think through the pornography issue, study the statistics, and it is my hope that you will come away rather perplexed at how large of an issue it really is.
Shanti enjoys some porn in her life. So be it. But, it's the pathway that pornography leads us down and the millions of lives it has affected that I want you to be aware of. Do not stick your head in the sand or simply walk away from the thread because you feel like your points are not getting through. I am hearing your points but they are emotional points not logical one's.
Anyways, if nothing else, I hope this has led to some additional insights.
Griz