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There's a big difference between having concerns about something like porn and wanting to ban it for the society.

• ryandrake 9y ago
  Unfortunately many people do not recognize this difference: "I don't personally like X" is exactly equal to "X should be banned by law for everyone."
  • bobthechef 9y ago
    Unfortunately, some people do not recognize the difference between "I personally don't like X" and "X is immoral and destructive" and "because X is immoral and destructive, it ought to be banned". Morality isn't just about killing or stealing.
• dawhizkid 9y ago
  Yes, I agree and should've said that I'm not for banning internet porn, but I do believe it's harmful in the same way that nicotine or addictive drugs are. I wouldn't support a system where the gov't forces ISPs to filter porn, but I would be in favor of web browsers or ISPs building more tools for parents or addicts to self-filter porn on their own.
• bobthechef 9y ago
  It is a matter of prudence in governance. For example, we may permit prostitution (without sanctioning it) if we find that banning it will lead to worse state of social affairs (e.g., society "convulsing with lust", as Aquinas wrote when writing about this very topic). It can be argued that the tolerating of prostitution is actually as such preferable to the toleration of pornography. Point being, because it is a matter of prudence on the part of civil authorities, I am not claiming that people have the right to these things as hedonists are wont to claim.