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by RachelAnn
Mon May 25, 2009 7:23 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

It's not a real choice if the person has congenital learning disability, or mental handicap, as it used to be called. Of course! A person with or a traumatic brain injury, congenital mental retardation or, the politically correct 'developmental disability', or some such, has a biological basis for ...
by RachelAnn
Mon May 25, 2009 2:23 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

Hi Morpheus, Yes, I understand that 'morbidity' refers to disease. I take issue with that when it is applied by psychiatry to describe a condition of behavior. I agree wholehearted with theorist Michel Foucalt , psychiatrist Thomas Szasz , and philosopher Herbert Fingarette in that respect. However,...
by RachelAnn
Sun May 24, 2009 10:04 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

This is not always the case. I apologize if I gave you that impression. AS, you need not apologize -- I just wanted to clarify what I may not have written properly the first time. As a gay man trapped in a woman's body, I'm all for legalizing same-sex marriage... heh :twisted: heh Really, the state...
by RachelAnn
Sun May 24, 2009 8:08 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

RA:Abnormality is Bad.

AS: Abnormality is Good.
Let me clarify, that the judgment 'bad' came from the medical/psychiatric journals -- I made no statement of my personal opinion.
by RachelAnn
Sun May 24, 2009 3:07 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

Exhibitionism is defined as exposing one's genitals with the intent of provoking sexual interest in the viewer. All of the medical/psychiatric sites add "paraphilia" somewhere in the definition; coined by Freud, it connotes sexual abnormality. Abnormality is Bad. Most of the med-psy's also...
by RachelAnn
Sat May 23, 2009 10:01 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

Does exhibitionism imply having sex in front of other people?
by RachelAnn
Sat May 23, 2009 9:25 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

Morpheus queries: "OK, so how do we begin to find well-balanced exhibitionists?" Richard Responds: "I'm free." What are the qualities of "exhibitionism?" And yes, I am that naive about it. No clue. Can I be considered an exhibitionist if... 1) I feel no shame when someo...
by RachelAnn
Fri May 22, 2009 3:00 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

LIBIDO has a listing of links such as 'sex museums worldwide'.
by RachelAnn
Thu May 21, 2009 9:43 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

I tend to lean toward liberal ideas because they usually gravitate for ALL people's freedoms and not just a few. ... I have a problem in making laws for the soul purpose of controlling others behavior. Laws should be reserved for the criminal offense that directly harms another persons freedom...i....
by RachelAnn
Thu May 21, 2009 8:04 pm
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

ArtisticSolution comes over the the Dark Side aka Conservativism... Little by little we are becoming desensitized regarding our liberties. The more they are taken away the more we seem to be losing. Most of us don't even see it happening! We just keep screaming for more and more laws to "protec...
by RachelAnn
Wed May 20, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Goddàjen
Replies: 18
Views: 6146

Re: Goddàjen

Goddajen, you brought up the issue of the academic tract of philosophy. The Ph.D. is a trapping that means something, but not that much. There are fools with doctorates, and sages without them. Should Kierkegaard go unread because he is a mere Magister? Does anyone prefer his brother Peter over Søre...
by RachelAnn
Wed May 20, 2009 12:47 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Goddàjen
Replies: 18
Views: 6146

Re: Goddàjen

Mickthinks:
Philosophy is not a good choice for a field open to progress.
There is irony in that insight.
by RachelAnn
Wed May 20, 2009 12:12 am
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

This isn't a case against porn but against a particular way of making porn. Correct. And one is necessary to the other (porn and its form of production). Back round to the old question of "does form follow function or does function follow form?" Sex can be dirty, degrading, and rough - an...
by RachelAnn
Tue May 19, 2009 10:09 pm
Forum: Aesthetics
Topic: Music
Replies: 4197
Views: 1014585

Re: Music

Luiz Bonfa, acoustic guitar
Manha de Carnaval
by RachelAnn
Tue May 19, 2009 2:26 am
Forum: Philosophical Counselling
Topic: What causes porn addiction???
Replies: 214
Views: 116239

Re: What causes porn addiction???

Hi Camus; I'm "street" in an inner city, and live in a rough part of town. What I see is remnants of porn in abandoned buildings (mattresses, wirings pulled out from video cams, used (ugh) condoms, needles)... none of which indicates porn stars who interview with PhD students. No offense. ...