Leave the squirrels alone. Don't start something you may not be able to finish.
Posted on 07/30/2011 7:13:52 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
It is hard to ignore how many highly visible men in recent years (indeed, months) have behaved in sexually self-destructive ways. Some powerful men have long been sexually voracious; unlike today, though, they were far more discreet and generally used much better judgment in order to cover their tracks.
Of course, the heightened technological ability nowadays to expose private behavior is part of the reason for this change. But that is precisely the point: so many of the men caught up in sex-tinged scandals of late have exposed themselves – sometimes literally – through their own willing embrace of text messages, Twitter, and other indiscreet media.
What is driving this weirdly disinhibited decision-making? Could the widespread availability and consumption of pornography in recent years actually be rewiring the male brain, affecting men’s judgment about sex and causing them to have more difficulty controlling their impulses?
There is an increasing body of scientific evidence to support this idea. Six years ago, I wrote an essay called “The Porn Myth,” which pointed out that therapists and sexual counselors were anecdotally connecting the rise in pornography consumption among young men with an increase in impotence and premature ejaculation among the same population. These were healthy young men who had no organic or psychological pathology that would disrupt normal sexual function.
(Excerpt) Read more at globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com ...
No more Danielle Steel’s in the house? Geez my grandma had all those pulp novels around. Women read porn, men view it. There’s your difference in a nutshell. Mind’s eye versus physical eye.
No. But obviously the premise of the article is correct.
I think one factor is the kind of pressure that is brought to bear on some politicians to do more than they really want. I think Edwards was being pushed so hard by his wife that he unconsciously effed up. I heard that Gore really was not as ambitious as his father wanted him to be. Just 2 examples. I’m sure others can think of more.
Yeah. It wasn’t Danielle Steele, but you get the basic idea. And it’s like candy, or a drug.
“God gave you a brain. Use it.”
God gave you a Bible. Use it.
We are not forbidden - indeed we are designed - to be attracted to the opposite sex. That’s on one side of the continuum - using pornography is way on the other end.
Jesus did not make mistakes, and His teaching is correct.
“How so? Why should we not take it literally? Is there not a danger of sliding into gnosticism if we assume what things mean? Why, if people can do that, would they not assume that other parts of the Bible are non-literal?
“Each commandment cover sins in that category.”
I’m don’t think you can find that in the Bible, that the 10 commandments are the superclasses of sins, and other sins come under those.”
We should take it literally.
To understand the ten commandments as a summarization of all the 600 plus case laws in Scripture is not much of a stretch. There are numerous examples of God’s law being expanded so.
When asked what was the greatest law, Jesus further summarized the law, saying, “Love the LORD your God with all your might, with all your mind, and with all your soul (paraphrase) and added that the second greatest was like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” He stated that on these two laws hang all the commandments.
Summarizations are perfectly normal methods of communication and by no means teach us that God’s word shouldn’t be taken literally - far from it.
I think the correct answer to this problem is girly-men sperm banks and turkey basters.
But He spent so much of His time with tax collectors and prostitutes...
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Leave the squirrels alone. Don't start something you may not be able to finish.
My, my, what men will do in the pursuit of an orgasm.
Keep your nuts under it.
Contrary to what leftists like to believe, human sexuality in general has some pretty dark sides to it. I’m not a religious person but I do believe that both male and female sexuality needs to be socially controlled in order to maintain a civilized society. There’s not such thing as free love.
Exactly. Supposedly powerful men behaving in infantile ways is quite pathetic.
Nice quote!
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