Porn & Masturbation are Harmful to your Health.

"Dimitropoulou states that the higher sex drive is only a THEORY for the increased risk, and clearly warns in the article that there is not science to back this up."I would like to begin this with a moment of silence in regards to the murder of the definition of theory. Definition of a scientific theory [7]: "A coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena"When Dimitropoulou spoke of his theory, he meant that it was the most likely answer. Does Pro not believe the theory of relativity or quantum theory?"The article assumes because of the masturbation, but this is highly debatable"I sincerely doubt that the National Institute of Health would publish inconclusive data. Scientists know how to account for error in the data. Also, the white blood cell count should have gone down, not up, after ejaculation if stress was causing the high blood cell count. Masturbation works against stress. I believe that argument by Pro was a way to dodge conceding an argument. They were also not checking just the semen for increased white blood cells, they were checking the blood of these men as well. ---------------------------------------------------------I'm not completely sure if I'm allowed to respond to Pro's round 4 argument, but there are so many straw men that he set up that I don't care if I have to lose the conduct point. Straw Man #1: "But you did have the chance in round two to make your arguments of why you believe porn is good"My argument is not to show that porn is good. It is to show that is not harmful to one's health.Straw Man #2: "Con, did you even look at the article? The study was done by Cambridge University. Cambridge University is a very well known University."I'm not going to read the article, it's up to Pro to make the arguments. Also, my statement had nothing to with the way the brain reacts. My statement was referring to the side-effects of over masturbation v. alcoholism. They're not anywhere close in magnitude. Straw Man #3: So if I look at porn and masturbate once per day I will be fine? I don't think so. As stated porn and masturbation causes a release in dopamine.This is a complete misrepresentation of my argument. I was pointing out that anything in excess is bad, be it water, salad, or masturbation. One cannot drown themselves, and then claim water is unhealthy. Straw Man #4: I didn't say that dopamine is unnatural in the brain, but that UNNATURAL LEVELS of dopamine within the brain is a bad thing.I was stating that there cannot be unnatural levels of something that is created naturally. Your brain cannot create an unnatural amount of anything, because as long as the brain is making it, it is a natural level.Straw Man #5: Con has conceded that losing dopamine receptors is not good, but I don't believe he fully understands how dopamine works in the brain, and why losing these receptors is a very bad idea.I conceded something completely unrelated to the resolution. Again, losing dopamine receptors is not good, but it's not necessarily harmful. The resolution is that porn and masturbation are definitively harmful to overall health. (Jumping from straw men to outright mistruths)"I have stated that masturbation can cause penile shrinkage as the study points out"This is not what Pro stated. Pro stated that "masturbation can cause damage, and penile shrinkage (round 2)." The resolution is that masturbation definitively harms the body, leaving the possibility that it might not harm the body is a concession.(Pro has asked a question that I will address)"How is my personal story unrelated to the resolution stated?"The story is unrelated to the resolution because Pro has failed to connect how his overall health has been harmed by porn and masturbation. ------------I believe that I have successfully made the case for why pornography and porn are not necessarily harmful. Yes excessive masturbation may be bad, but as I proved, excessive anything is bad. Thanks for a fun debate. I learned a lot more about the topic than I knew going into it. [7] http://dictionary.reference.com... (the first one)