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John Dibble
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« on: February 20, 2005, 04:18:41 PM »

It does absolutely no harm to anyone else, so I don't see how it would be.
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John Dibble
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2005, 06:45:39 PM »
« Edited: February 20, 2005, 06:49:18 PM by Justice John Dibble »


'of course' makes it sound obvious. It ain't so obvious - I do not see how it does any harm to anyone, so how is it immoral? Enlighten us if you would.
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« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2005, 06:51:57 PM »


'of course' makes it sound obvious. It ain't so obvious - I do not see how it does any harm to anyone, so how is it immoral? Enlightend us if you would.
Immoral implies ethics, which in turn implies opinions of individuals.  Immoral does not refer to hurting others.

I'm quite aware of that - I'm just wondering how he came to this conclusion.
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John Dibble
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« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2005, 07:02:52 PM »


'of course' makes it sound obvious. It ain't so obvious - I do not see how it does any harm to anyone, so how is it immoral? Enlighten us if you would.

John, joking Cheesy

Tongue Use smilies or something next time, lol, it's kind of hard to tell when things are done by text
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John Dibble
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2005, 07:13:10 PM »


'of course' makes it sound obvious. It ain't so obvious - I do not see how it does any harm to anyone, so how is it immoral? Enlightend us if you would.


There is a case for it being immoral. I guess one basis would be that (for example in the case of males) when a male ejaculates during masturbation he is wasting life in that the sperm lost which hold potential for life cannot meet said potential due to their being wasted with no chance of reaching an egg. That is one case I can think of, not a particularly strong one but a case none the less.

Oh and my answer is of course no.

Not a great basis, though, especially if you aren't gonna get laid anytime soon - those sperm are gonna die of natural causes if that's the case. Of course, if we extended this logic, we could say it's immoral not to be having lots of sex. Grin
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John Dibble
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« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2005, 10:56:15 PM »

It is immoral, but that does not mean it should be criminalized. Having sex with someone whom you are not married to and interfering with the reproduction is immoral. I'm sure less religious persons than myself would disagree.

Yeah. I disagree. Though I'm interested in the 'why' - masturbation does not harm anyone, so why is it immoral?
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