Jul 23 2012: It seems to me that the question posed is about the advancement of technology and not evolution of the species. No matter how fast technology changes, evolution still takes much much longer to be noticeable.
Jul 23 2012: I'm curious as to what makes some people think that evolution has stopped, or that it can stop? Why would evolution stop? Our environment doesn't stop changing, whether naturally or by our own innovations in technology. Evolution takes a very very long time. Longer than a few generations. Were humans 1000 years ago biologically different from us? The "evolution" of technology is not evolution of the species.
Dec 7 2011: While I agree that things are different today because of the availability of media/info, I believe that what you are saying is more about media here and not pornography specifically. Yes, we need to tell our children that all people don't act like that, but lets also be honest in that some do. But we also need to tell our children that all people don't act like the characters on tv shows or look like models in magazines. That goes for all media, not just pornography.
Dec 7 2011: Sheltering children does not protect them from negative influences, but arming them with real knowledge will! I think we need to be honest in education, instead of tiptoeing around the issue, we need real honest sex education. I really do believe that the more open and honest we are about sexuality the whole porn thing will take care of itself.
Also, I don't believe porn is inherently bad or damaging, what is damaging though is our unwillingness to be open about sex and sexuality, and this is probably why pornography exists in the first place. On a side note, sex and love are two separate things that sometimes go together.
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Also, I don't believe porn is inherently bad or damaging, what is damaging though is our unwillingness to be open about sex and sexuality, and this is probably why pornography exists in the first place. On a side note, sex and love are two separate things that sometimes go together.