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What’s the Big Deal with Pornography?

What’s the Big Deal with Pornography?. Sean McDowell. Pornography:. Comes from the Greek pornographos : “writings about prostitutes”. “It’s all mainstream now.” Zach and Miri Make a Porno , 2008. Facts about Pornography:. 42.7% of all Internet users view porn.

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What’s the Big Deal with Pornography?

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  1. What’s the Big Deal with Pornography? Sean McDowell

  2. Pornography: Comes from the Greek pornographos: “writings about prostitutes”

  3. “It’s all mainstream now.” Zach and Miri Make a Porno, 2008

  4. Facts about Pornography: 42.7% of all Internet users view porn

  5. Facts about Pornography: 42.7% of all Internet users view porn Every second 28,258 Internet users view porn

  6. Facts about Pornography: 42.7% of all Internet users view porn Every second 28,258 Internet users view porn Worldwide porn revenue is over 100 billion

  7. Facts about Pornography: 42.7% of all Internet users view porn Every second 28,258 Internet users view porn Worldwide porn revenue is over 100 billion Every day 2.5 billion pornographic emails are sent

  8. Facts about Pornography: 42.7% of all Internet users view porn Every second 28,258 Internet users view porn Worldwide porn revenue is over 100 billion Every day 2.5 billion pornographic emails are sent 86% of men “interact” with porn monthly. Under half watch a porn video weekly.

  9. 30% of porn is viewed by women

  10. Stan Lee

  11. “Several years ago, I would have considered myself complacent if not downright indifferent about the issue of pornography. Today, I feel a sense of urgency about this issue that often surprises me.” “The Impact of Pornography on Women” July, 2008

  12. MYTH #1 “It doesn’t affect me”

  13. “A single twenty-something graphic designer told me he would find himself in bars berating himself over the way he scanned potential dates… Pamela Paul

  14. …I’d be saying, ‘No, her breasts are too small, she’s not worth it,’ then wonder, ‘Who have I become? Why am I judging women like this?” “From Pornography to Porno to Porn: How Porn Became the Norm” July, 2008 Pamela Paul

  15. “The problem with soft-core pornography is that it’s voyeurism—it teaches men to view women as objects rather than to be in relationships with women as human beings.” “From Pornography to Porno to Porn: How Porn Became the Norm” July, 2008 Dr. Gary Brooks

  16. “Demand for it [anal sex] is largely psychological and the result of a porn-inspired script about the anticipated pleasures of anal sex.” Oxford Press 2011, p. 94

  17. The Script of Porn: Sex is best experienced outside of a loving relationship

  18. The Script of Porn: All women want sex from men

  19. The Script of Porn: 3. Women like all sexual acts men perform or demand

  20. The Script of Porn: 4. Any woman who does not at first realize this can be persuaded with a little force

  21. MYTH #2 “I’ll quit later”

  22. “The human brain is, without question, the most complicated three-pound mass in the universe.” ~ Dr. Joe McIlhaney

  23. The Brain: Not fully formed until 25-29 years of age

  24. 1. Neurons

  25. 1. Neurons 2. Support Cells

  26. 1. Neurons 2. Support Cells 3. Synapses

  27. “Neurons that fire together wire together”

  28. “We can acquire sexual and romantic tastes and inclinations that get wired into our brains…

  29. …and can have a powerful impact for the rest of our lives.”

  30. Your brain becomes trained to sexually cue a computer.”

  31. “Boys who look at pornography excessively become men who connect arousal purely with the physical, losing the ability to become attracted by the particular features of a given partner… Pamela Paul

  32. …Instead, they recreate images from pornography in their brain while they’re with a real person.” “From Pornography to Porno to Porn: How Porn Became the Norm” July, 2008 Pamela Paul

  33. 1. Neurons 2. Support Cells 3. Synapses 4. Neurochemicals

  34. Dopamine The “reward” chemical that makes us feel good for taking risks

  35. Oxytocin The “bonding” hormone that triggers feelings of trust

  36. Genesis 2:24

  37. Vasopressin “monogamy molecule” that causes bonding in males

  38. Prairie Voles

  39. Michael Leahy

  40. MYTH #3 “I’m not hurting anyone”

  41. “I have no idea who he is anymore”

  42. “I feel like I have lived a lie the entire time…”

  43. “I thought we had a good marriage…”

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