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yters on March 11, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is porn good for us?

Also, why do those metrics matter? We could dramatically decrease the murder rate by removing everybody's limbs.

_pius on March 11, 2010 [–]

They matter because anti-pornography activists typically cite these statistics as proof or supporting evidence for the negative impact of pornography.

yters on March 12, 2010 | [–]

Sure, I can see that, but not every modes ponens is a modus tollens.

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