Internet pornography is becoming mainstream as the increased number of mobile devices and internet connections has sparked the growth of the online community. In my experience, when someone first mentions they have an issue with online pornography, it’s not because they’re secretly addicted to it, it’s usually due to someone around them.
It’s hard to watch a screen long enough to get a clear look at someone’s face. I’m sure it’s hard for those around me to watch me scroll down the next link in an article, knowing there’s probably someone over there who’s only eyes are peeking over my shoulder at a pink image of a butt.
Through my many years of viewing pornography on the internet, there’s always been a part of me that questions whether my motivations are immoral or not, and whether it’s a habit that I will always struggle with.
This article isn’t about whether or not I believe it’s immoral. Instead, it’s going to discuss my views on the definition and sources of morality. When talking about live porn, I like to consider it in the context of morals, because it’s something that pertains to someone’s ideas of right and wrong.
Before we start, I’d like to just clear the air. There are many sources of morality. All morality isn’t equal. There are two ways in which a community decides on right and wrong. These are to do with the source of the morality and how the morality is applied to the communities that use it.
This article is going to discuss the source of morality. I will be talking about the underlying principles that are fundamental to what we believe is right and wrong, and how that differs from just saying ‘This is right and this is wrong’.
While we could look to a set of religious or philosophical beliefs as the source of our morality, this definition of morality is going to be more broad. Instead of one being specific and the other being vague, this definition is going to be broad enough to encompass both.
It’s clear to see that all of us have some beliefs that we hold to be fundamentally true and others that we don’t. When we look at how the internet community operates, it’s going to be obvious that there’s a foundation of morality that we all follow.