McBell
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You do realize that in all that you forgot to actually answer to question..
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Is prostitution "immoral"?
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nnmartin
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they will not be able to compete for better nesting spots and food by using the carrot of sexual gifts.
In a previous example, someone said that 1 woman would have a child with Adonis but get her money off another chap.
Now this is wrong - the other chap only gives her his money through the carrot of sex , which she gives to keep him in his place whilst secretly having an adulterous love child with the Adonis type.
Now this is wrong as the woman is being decietful here acting like the Whore of Babylon.
so when we legalise prostitution this unequal power situation is reduced and mr nice guy financier will be able to circumvent the decietful power play of his wife.
The Natural Order is hence maintained.
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nnmartin
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there are many laws in place already like this though.
Drug laws for example.
InformedIgnorance
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What is your point? That is adultery, combined with deceit (a common combination), how does that relate to prostitution? It is unlikely to be altered one whit by legalisation of prostitution, for one simple reason, most men do not know it is happening to them, paternity tests are not a standard thing for most men to request when their partner gives birth (for obvious reasons). This has nothing to do with the natural order....
I pay no heed to any laws that regulate my body and my habits which effect none but myself and willing partners.
I pay no heed to any laws that regulate my body and my habits which effect none but myself and willing partners.
InformedIgnorance
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Probably not, but legalising it enables better controls over the industry to hopefully help reduce exploitation, increase safety levels in terms of workers and of health screening etc.
nnmartin
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ok, well forgetting about the morality issue for now , do you think it should be legalised and would it benefit society?
I say yes and yes.
(by the way I also agree with the other reasons given for legalisation to be a good thing, ie: safety, working conditions etc..)
as for morals, in todays secular capitalist world , they have gone out of the window a long time ago and sadly count for very little any more.
I say yes and yes.
(by the way I also agree with the other reasons given for legalisation to be a good thing, ie: safety, working conditions etc..)
as for morals, in todays secular capitalist world , they have gone out of the window a long time ago and sadly count for very little any more.
St Giordano Bruno
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Nothing is immoral in my mind at least not intrinsically. It is just grounded in rules which keep on forever changing at the whim of the Zeitgeist.
InformedIgnorance
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Martin, it is rather.... rare for you to advocate legalising something yet ignoring its morality; usually you insist that if it is immoral it should be illegal...
Personally I do not believe it is immoral (I believe it is amoral - as is almost anything else in my view as as morality is subjective), nor do I believe it should be illegal (provided they give informed consent).
Personally I do not believe it is immoral (I believe it is amoral - as is almost anything else in my view as as morality is subjective), nor do I believe it should be illegal (provided they give informed consent).
AmbiguousGuy
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I don't see how it could be any more immoral than homosexuality or incest between consenting adults.
Humans sell services all the time. Why would selling sex be immoral, while selling one's mechanical services would presumably be moral? I can't figure that.
nnmartin
Well-Known Member
perhaps I have turned over a new leaf.....
there are types of immorality though, ie: normal and abnormal ones.
abnormal ones would be those that I consider to be against Nature - ie: bestiality and incest.
Prostitution is normal in a natural sense but slightly immoral socially.
but I believe, it does benefit society and is in fact needed so should be legal.
I wish there was a "like" button on here lol
Goddess Ashtara
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Sacred prostitution for the win!
Me Myself
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They are selling a service for money.
It is not any more immoral or "objectifng" than being a taxi driver, a nurse, a massagist, a dancer, a teacher or a number of other service jobs.
Me Myself
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I kinda love how she immidiately assumed women prostitution and male customers.
outhouse
Atheistically
Depends on how much she charges
If the person is doing it of their own free will, no it is not.
The more people satisfied the better off we are as a whole.
Obviously this thread is very long and almost certainly all i'm going to say at this point is redundant, but what the hell.
Nope, not in principle. Not as a general idea.
However, many if not most of the actual conditions in which it is practiced are very harmful to the prostitutes, which are mostly women. It can also be harmful to others involved. So there are many situations where i'd consider some of the things being done to be immoral.
That doesn't mean that these problems can't be addressed (but that's a more complex issue), and the prostitutes in most cases are not to be blamed for these problems. So when it comes down to it, if i know someone is a prostitute, i'd be mainly concerned for their well-being, rather than calling them immoral (even though it'd be possible they are doing some things which i would deem as such).
If i know someone who is a pimp, i'll be more concerned about what things they're doing which would most likely be immoral in my eyes, given the current conditions.
Mainly because i can't formulate any intelligent argument for why i should consider it immoral, and i have not seen such arguments made by others either, so far. Nothing seems to be inherently harmful about it, despite of the harsh reality it often takes place in.
Nope, not in principle. Not as a general idea.
However, many if not most of the actual conditions in which it is practiced are very harmful to the prostitutes, which are mostly women. It can also be harmful to others involved. So there are many situations where i'd consider some of the things being done to be immoral.
That doesn't mean that these problems can't be addressed (but that's a more complex issue), and the prostitutes in most cases are not to be blamed for these problems. So when it comes down to it, if i know someone is a prostitute, i'd be mainly concerned for their well-being, rather than calling them immoral (even though it'd be possible they are doing some things which i would deem as such).
If i know someone who is a pimp, i'll be more concerned about what things they're doing which would most likely be immoral in my eyes, given the current conditions.
Mainly because i can't formulate any intelligent argument for why i should consider it immoral, and i have not seen such arguments made by others either, so far. Nothing seems to be inherently harmful about it, despite of the harsh reality it often takes place in.
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