“Porn Is Good” — Why This Claim Is Scientifically False

Porn is Dangerous | Save your Children

Pornography is often defended using a misleading argument:

“There is no proof porn is harmful for everyone.”

This statement is technically true — and scientifically irrelevant.

1️⃣ Medicine Does NOT Require Universal Harm

No medical or public-health intervention is declared harmful only when 100% of users are damaged.

Examples:

• Alcohol harms some → still regulated

• Gambling harms some → still regulated

• Social media harms some → still regulated

📌 Pornography falls into the same category.

2️⃣ Scientific Consensus: Problematic Porn Use (PPU) Exists

Major psychiatric and neuroscience research agrees on the existence of Problematic Pornography Use.

Key findings:

• PPU shows loss of control, compulsive use, and continued use despite harm

• Brain imaging shows altered reward circuitry similar to behavioral addictions

• PPU is associated with depression, anxiety, erectile dysfunction, and relationship breakdown

📚 This is acknowledged even by researchers who oppose moral restrictions.

3️⃣ Youth Exposure: Zero Scientific Disagreement

There is no serious scientific dispute on this point:

🔴 Early exposure to porn is harmful.

Agreed outcomes:

• Distorted sexual development

• Unrealistic beliefs about consent and bodies

• Increased risk of compulsive use later

This is acknowledged by:

• UNICEF

• WHO-linked public health reports

• WeProtect Global Alliance

📌 Any content that harms children even indirectly cannot be defended as “good.”

4️⃣ “Porn Is Good” Fails the Public-Health Test

For something to be publicly promoted as “good,” it must:

✔ Improve health

✔ Reduce harm

✔ Protect vulnerable populations

Pornography fails all three.

Even its defenders admit:

“More research is needed and risks exist for certain users.”

That sentence alone ends the debate.

Final Scientific Conclusion

Pornography is:

❌Not harmless

❌Not neutral

❌Not safe for universal consumption

📌At best, it is a high-risk behavior

📌At worst, it is a public-health threat for youth and families

Truth does not fear evidence.

📚 References

• Gola M. et al., 2017 – Neuropsychopharmacology

• Love T. et al., 2015 – Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

• Kraus S. et al., 2018 – World Psychiatry

• UNICEF – Harmful Online Sexual Content Reports

• WeProtect Global Threat Assessment 2023