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The president can't declare war. Congress holds that power. And the elections are rigged so it's not the people.

The background music ruins the videos vibe there’s no need for a beat on a philosophical video

Thank you for your service and wisdom, welcome back SOLDIER

if someone signs up for "duty" to risk a)their life b) increasing the potential to create war crimes, and c) be a significant part of an immoral war... and blame the voters for this... then there clearly is a complete lack of accountability here. how about don't join the armed forces? it doesnt matter who is voted for, the industrial war complex is sewn into every party we can vote for. pretending voters have an option of where most conflicts countries get involved in is absurd

Very interesting lecture, a downer, but a great topic to learn about

Those eagle screams really hit, 10/10 would recommend this lecture🤘

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Something that I found to be quite concerning was the possible effects that porn consumption has on people’s minds (11:55). Studies have shown that porn consumption, whether it was violent or non-violent, may lead to violent tendencies towards women as well as a lack of empathy for rape victims. It’s very disturbing that something so easily accessible in today’s world can have such a negative impact. These violent tendencies and lack of empathy has plagued some to turn the cheek to sexual assault happening right in front of them (12:15). That just absolutely blows my mind. The fact that sorority members are self-reporting that they would allow sexual assault to happen right in front of them, and not intervene (contact the authorities, physical or verbal intervention, etc.), is some of the most cowardice shit. It’s even more disturbing that these people are the future generation.

Around 08:20, the video spoke about the complaints from men regarding sex and expectations of them and there shortly after, the complaints from women regarding sex and the lack of pleasure that they were receiving. Following these complaints, it was stated that one had asked "But if it weren't for p*rnography, how would we ever learn to have sex?" I would like to comment on this specifically because I feel like p*ornography sets this almost unrealistic expectation of sex and how it should be, leaving individuals feeling uneasy about their sex lives and whether or not they are doing enough/too much. I think the question was a great one to ask because in what other ways are we taught about sex? Which, there are a few and those being by word of mouth or maybe a reading but those aren't generally as easy to understand for "visual" learners. Around 09:24 it is quoted that "sex for my students is what porn says it is." This leads me back to my statement of it being an almost unrealistic expectation. Everyone has a different need, want, or expectation during sex. Some find things more intriguing than others and things that work better for them. Does this generation look at sex as act of what p*ornography says it should be? Or an act of love. Why does sex have to be what p*rnography portrays it as? I think some individuals watch and find more excitement, as you will, watching p*rn than they do with their partner or significant other. It sets this precedent for how sex should be and can instances taint a relationship ruining something that could have been so great had it not have been affected by this. On the flip side, it can be the beginning of trying new things or a way to bond with your partner depending on how one's views of p*rnography. Many questions/thoughts have arised just by typing this but the last one that I will leave here is... if one has a set expectation of sex as a direct result of watching p*rn, will they ever be truly satisfied in their relationship? Do they find constant excitement by the script that is "written" or will the repetitiveness finally come to an end? I guess what I want to know is does one ever find true pleasure in the midst of having to live up this expectation?

This whole video in general was super interesting to me. The porn industry as a whole is quite unironically everywhere in every single corner of the internet and talking about how its affecting not only our lives but how it will effect the lives of our children in the future is a conversation I think more people need to have. But I would like to comment about 7:10 into the video about how easily accessible it is to a point where it is almost infuriating to me. The social media site X (formerly known as Twitter) is, at this point, infamous for having porn bots run rampant in every single comment section talking about how their "nudes [are] in bio". These bots and their content are so easy to reach any person on X for longer than 10 minutes will probably accidentally stumble onto this kind of content. It's become such a problem people are now making memes and jokes about the situation. The infuriating part about this for me is how easy it is to have children watch this stuff. Any person on Earth born after the creation of the internet has probably lied about their age or their parents consent in order to create an email or an account for some kind of service, so you know just as well how inaccurate the age statistics of any site are. It's especially concerning when you remember how impressionable children can be. I read recently that a children who have been exposed to content or media from a different country entirely have been found to develop the accent of that different country despite never being there or interacting with anyone from that other country aside from through the screen. And considering how easy it is to reach these kinds of adult and suggestive content one can really only wonder in horror as to what could possibly happen in these coming years.

What I found interesting (which happens to be a result of that study that I don't find quite surprising) was from around 11:29 and on, where a lot of both the males and females in the study were found to be insecure about sexual performance and body image respectively. What is unfortunate is when you take a step back, you see how insecurities (not *only* within the "world of sex") plague society, especially among the youth. Younger people see people online, whether it be "influencers", celebrities, adult film stars, etc. and hold themselves to the standards depicted in the media they consume. This, in a way, is an add-on to the list of reasons as to why "adult content" should certainly be kept away from youth because, aside from other obvious reasons, it sets unrealistic expectations and poor personal insecurities for them as they grow. Those same youth become the adults in our society, possibly perpetuating these misplaced beliefs and insecurities.

5:15 lifelong frat party wouldn’t be what comes to my mind, more like gaurenteed housing/food/stipend to all citizens of a particularly “good” society

I thought the connection between the categorization of sex and capitalism (13:44) was very interesting and something I never really thought of until watching this video. The normalization of categories perpetuates harmful ideas that only furthers the heteronormative capitalistic system. It is also so hard to distinguish what is "liberation" and what is benefiting those oppressive ideas of sex that have enabled the patriarchy for so long. The line is so blurry, and the vast access people have to content now a days makes it harder to step back and think about the negative effects of porn consumption.

It's very interesting to have a pov of viewing sexwork. The media we consume in general is "midwestern" media. Before television the beauty standard for women was round women until midwestern media came and suddenly the beauty standard changed. It became thin, tall, light skin, etc. Midwestern media dominated culture values. This still continues today how having round curves with a tiny waist is the new beauty standard but these standards are extremely difficult to achieve without the help of getting work done. The same is implied when it comes to porn. How males can't change the size to their penis or their height. How women can't all the sudden loose weight and look like porn models. I can't see how this is healthy for anyone. Time and time again the media is influencing us and changing our views. Media can be seen as propaganda, all the marketing and promoting of beauty standard generates revenue for companies. Seeing how this ties with Kantian ethics by seeing people to an end and how capitalism abuses people.

The effect of pornography on the dehumanization of women and the studied inclination towards violence against women (11:56) reminds me of an excerpt from Laura Bates' novel "Men Who Hate Women," in which she studies how incels, Men's Rights Activists (MRA), Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), pick up artists, and more all typically have a common theme of dehumanizing women through the act of sex to support patriarchal values. Bates showed that many solo acts of mass murder committed by terrorists such as Elliot Rodger and even the more recent Bondi Junction mall attack in Australia have been connected to inceldom and misogyny in which the attacker very clearly targeted women. Incels are known for widely perpetuating the notion of treating women as sexual objects and refusing to acknowledge them as actual human beings (within incel groups women are referred to as "foids"/female humanoids, stacys, beckys, which are all subversion of women with a degrading sexual connotation) which is further supported by a porn-saturated culture. The group also seldom recognizes how their extremist notions affect men and further male insecurities much like the insecurities planted by porn (11:10) in which it is constantly enforced that men must have certain unattainable characteristics and abilities, which leads to impairments for both parties. "Men Who Hate Women" delves into this in a lot more detail than I could write in this paragraph, definitely worth a read especially when looking into the effects of pornography on men and women in modern society!

I would agree with the video at (7:41) when it discusses that porn plays a role in promoting the subordination/objectification of women, but I can also make the assertion that for some (not all) it can also be used as a tool to educate them on what sex is, or can be. Although I do not think all porn can be educational nor realistic, I think for some it may provide them a sense of comfort in knowing what they could possibly expect, especially for those without much knowledge on the matter. Overall I agree with Aristotle stance with "moderation" and "acceptable use" (19:27), as porn can be detrimental to character growth, and overall self image, so it is the responsibility of the person engaging in said manner to hold themselves accountable, and to determine appropriate use.

Does the utilitarian view support the idea that being temperate helps create the most happiness for the most people?

If sexual abundance is not virtuous, is it unethical? If so or if no, why?

If temperance can be roughly interpreted as moderation, and temperance is the key virtue with regard to sex, who and/or what defines the limit? What if one persons "moderation" looks vastly different to someone else's? Is this the intent?

One question I have would be that of the person who would be more happy with casual sexual interaction because his attention is to taken up by other things, is how long can a person do that before it becomes ethically impossible?

I don't know why I was surprised to know that becoming polyamorous in a marital status under the utilitarian perspective would be considered ethical when the whole essence of this theory is essentially more happiness = ethically correct. However, I can't help but think of up to what extent can it be considered? like in a covenant marriage in Christianity, wouldn't opening up the marriage undermine the principal doctrine of marriage thus leading to more negative reactions within their circle? per se family and (conservative) friends.

It is interesting to me how the virtue of not performing their desired pleasures when married or in a relationship is considered a vice of cowardice and rashness. Personally, this would still be considered a very immoral action even if it contributed towards cowardness because it also breaks the trust of loyalty, and the consequences would regularly be immense. It begs the question of how these types of immoral actions contribute to fulfillment and abides by the ethics.

I hate how sexy you are. Now so you don’t have to delete comments no more leading me on. You win. You get your safe life back.. I get to leave you alone.

a priori, ethics has potential, clearly as seen here. I wonder why it is then that the only thing that has failed me and made my life truly empty was devotion to ethics. The more I fit a mold, the less life I truly lived. disconnected. It is the one thing you can’t quite “get right” in philosophy - there’s so many factors to an ethical decision it is almost impossible to say you have given due diligence to any ethical decision. And that is only the trepidation of personal ethics - oh people ethics? When people force ethics on you and others… it is the only sin of mankind.

Definition resides in multiplication, which is finite. Determinism is stubbornly indeterminant for those who would determine.

Fantastic lecture, love the Cognitive Science applications! Loved the part about human "hardware" and "software", really well put.

I'm supposed to be working, but here I am...

A watch requires a watchmaker, birds require a birder, trees require a treeer, and skies require skiers.

I request a follow up sexual ethics video 😇 thank you!

Maybe in your Headphones/Speakers this sounds ok but theres no way I'm listening to what you are saying with the music so loud

Buy a cheap microphone...

This was beautifully worded!

But he, my own affections counselor, is to himself Is it really stealing if I am here in his shirt? He said put your heart in a bag and nobody gets hurt He does not remember the robbery because he said it in different words All his amazing beautiful words

Excellent vid, liked & subbed

I want so much to be helpful. Thank you for saying this.

Another fav. Very helpful. Exceptional academic assistance.

Very helpful in assessing Darwin’s linguistic coevolution thesis. You are so talented in applying philosophy to science. Your vids touching on science tend to be my favs. 🤌🏻

I love your online treasure trove. Helping a lot with my essays ATM 💻

I didn’t choose to be the gardener at war 🥲

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Best explanation of argument by analogy I could find!

Big fan of 26:29 and 27:46

Great info, try to make vedio with less subtle background music

The background track🤡

I’m currently at the library doing research when the notification for this video popped up. This was very helpful.

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Better mic and a bit more enthusiasm would be sick bro <3

Did youth really believe flat earth in 2010s under that movement? I know that many in that time seemed to think that people used to believe that even though they never did unless it's some fringe or foreign place idk . I know royal society & European aristocracy spread roomers to scare explorers of the new world as they raced to colonize. But only an atheistic Darwin argument uses it but they also argued against phenotype ,code and many other things as well that's more interesting than that was .

Gigachad move: Step 1) explain why begging the question is fallacious. Step 2) immediately proceed to beg the question of whether abortion is murder

Great video, I like how you did the explanations in your own words with clear examples.