thomblake comments on Open Thread: April 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 30 April 2010 05:42:12PM 1 point [-]

This isn't a fully-general argument for censorship of any given subject that provokes disgust; it's quite specific to violent pornography.

I didn't notice this on the first read-through, but cupholder's comment brought this to my attention - the actual content seems to be an irrelevant factor in your general principle, especially the 'pornography' part. Surely we could say the same thing about non-pornographic violent media. Furthermore, if reading the Oxford English Dictionary or looking at Starry Night increases violent tendencies in the same way, then your argument works just as well.

Comment author: Strange7 03 May 2010 07:29:55PM 0 points [-]

Indeed it would. I am concerned about this because of the risks, not because of a moral objection to pornography (some kinds are rather pleasant).

For that matter, I think the moral revulsion evolved as a means to mitigate the risks associated with superstimuli, fascination with violence, etc.