An author is hitting back at the pornography crisis, charging that decades of research in the fields of psychology, sociology and neuroscience prove that smut “is detrimental to the consumer, to relationships and to society.”
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Matt Fradd, director of content strategy for anti-porn group Integrity Restored, and author of “The Porn Myth: Exposing the Reality Behind The Fantasy of Pornography,” tackles the issue in his book by pointedly hitting back at claims that porn is harmless.
And it should be noted that the book, unlike many of the other manifestos that argues against smut, doesn’t rely on religious arguments, making his presentation of the science on the issue pretty compelling — even to those who reject faith.
“[Fradd] provides insightful arguments, supported by the latest scientific research, to discredit the fanciful claims used to defend and promote pornography,” the book’s official description reads. “This book explains the neurological reasons porn is addictive, helps individuals learn how to be free of porn, and offers real help to the parents and the spouses of porn users.”
The Christian Post recaps some of what Fradd has to say about the addictive nature of porn:
“Pornography triggers powerful neurotransmitters such as epinephrine—also known as adrenaline—dopamine, and others, so that when it is used compulsively, it becomes addictive.”
And as porn is used compulsively, the hijacking of the brain deepens, resetting the “pleasure thermostat” and producing an addictive state that requires the user to consume more porn or increasingly hard-core material to boost the chemical levels sufficient to obtain the same high and feel normal.
The author, who spent the past three years working on the project, recently told the outlet that, despite the porn crisis raging, he believes the issue could be at a “tipping point” in the west.
In fact, Fradd argued that it won’t be long until people look at adult content through the same negative lens that culture now sees cigarette smoking.
“We’ve reached a tipping point in our culture such that everyone either has been negatively impacted by porn or love somebody who has … so something has to change now,” he said. “There’s this overwhelming sense of ‘It’s only a matter of time until our culture, if you want to call it that — this thing in which we live, I’m not sure if it’s a culture — it’s only a matter of time before it looks upon pornography as we now do upon smoking.”
Truth, he said, will win out in the end. Read more of Fradd’s remarks here.
(H/T: Christian Post)