Assertion: masturbation | /r/HasProperty | harmful
Facets:
value: for a layperson
type: OTHER
value: according to certain religious practices
type: OTHER
value: essentially
type: DEGREE
value: physically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Even today, there are some who believe masturbation is harmful.
text: However, Buddhism could agree with contemporary medical opinion that masturbation is a normal expression of the sexual drive and is physically and psychologically harmless, as long as it does not become a preoccupation or a substitute for ordinary sexual relations.
text: Some still consider it wrong, and not everyone wants to talk about it, but most people now understand that masturbation is a harmless part of life.
text: The information you incorporated into the article is that you believe masturbation is harmful, and you presented two articles whose veracity strikes me as particularly concerning, given the massive amounts of data that speak otherwise.
text: You believe masturbation is harmful.
text: Is masturbation harmful?
text: According to certain religious practices and beliefs, masturbation is harmful since it results in the loss of a man's "seeds" and makes him weak.
text: Nevertheless, some contemporary writers on Buddhism suggest that masturbation is essentially harmless for a layperson.