Wesley Huff

Yeah, I mean, I think there are multiple layers to that in that the scientific data on porn changing your brain is hugely problematic in that it changes your dopamine receptors and that it's very easy to become addicted.

Yeah, I mean, I think there are multiple layers to that in that the scientific data on porn changing your brain is hugely problematic in that it changes your dopamine receptors and that it's very easy to become addicted.

I think especially in our day and age, I think it was a little bit different when you were growing up, Patrick, and then when I was younger, where before the onslaught of the internet, Porn was something that you kind of had to pursue in a way that was a little bit shameful. You know, the magazines or the video shops.

I think especially in our day and age, I think it was a little bit different when you were growing up, Patrick, and then when I was younger, where before the onslaught of the internet, Porn was something that you kind of had to pursue in a way that was a little bit shameful. You know, the magazines or the video shops.

Well, and I think the difference between that and what we're dealing with now is that there's just so much now. It's so accessible. And... It's designed in a way where it's quick. So it's designed to, you know, I once heard porn described as, it's like the highlight reel on ESPN.

Well, and I think the difference between that and what we're dealing with now is that there's just so much now. It's so accessible. And... It's designed in a way where it's quick. So it's designed to, you know, I once heard porn described as, it's like the highlight reel on ESPN.

You know, you see soccer, for example, and the crazy moves and the kicks and you just watch that and you go, wow, soccer, soccer is an exciting sport. And then you go and you go to a match and And you're like, why isn't anybody scored in two hours? And so it gives you an unrealistic expectation of what sex should actually be.

You know, you see soccer, for example, and the crazy moves and the kicks and you just watch that and you go, wow, soccer, soccer is an exciting sport. And then you go and you go to a match and And you're like, why isn't anybody scored in two hours? And so it gives you an unrealistic expectation of what sex should actually be.

Because sex is something that's good and something that's beautiful and something that is God-ordained. But when we're given this kind of faulty, very dramatized perspective on what sex is in pornography, it changes the way that we understand ourselves and others in a very dangerous and not just problematic but actual way. actually harmful way in shaping how you view other people.

Because sex is something that's good and something that's beautiful and something that is God-ordained. But when we're given this kind of faulty, very dramatized perspective on what sex is in pornography, it changes the way that we understand ourselves and others in a very dangerous and not just problematic but actual way. actually harmful way in shaping how you view other people.

You know, I've talked to young men who struggle with porn and a lot of them struggle with looking at women as not being objects because of the way it tunes your brain. That's a terrible thing to look at someone else as an object. You know, we used to use things and love people. And now we use people and we love things.

You know, I've talked to young men who struggle with porn and a lot of them struggle with looking at women as not being objects because of the way it tunes your brain. That's a terrible thing to look at someone else as an object. You know, we used to use things and love people. And now we use people and we love things.

And I think that's a dangerous shift in our society in that there are, apart from the fact that I think that sin is, or sorry, porn is sinful, lust is sinful and is going to have implications that are gonna harm you spiritually, that are going to have echoes that go into eternity. I think even if you move that aside, although I think that that's the most important part of the conversation,

And I think that's a dangerous shift in our society in that there are, apart from the fact that I think that sin is, or sorry, porn is sinful, lust is sinful and is going to have implications that are gonna harm you spiritually, that are going to have echoes that go into eternity. I think even if you move that aside, although I think that that's the most important part of the conversation,

the health aspects of the way it's going to shape your thinking as a young man, the way it's going to shape your perspectives on discipline and how you view the people around you, how you're going to respect them. I think that that's dangerous. And we see in our society in that like a lot of people I mean, I think this is a problem in places like Asia a little bit more.

the health aspects of the way it's going to shape your thinking as a young man, the way it's going to shape your perspectives on discipline and how you view the people around you, how you're going to respect them. I think that that's dangerous. And we see in our society in that like a lot of people I mean, I think this is a problem in places like Asia a little bit more.

I don't know if you've seen the statistics on places like Korea where like- Sexless society. Sexless society, yeah. And part of that is porn, is that they're getting this like dopamine hit. They're getting the highlight reel. And so they don't feel like they need to get, they don't need to pursue the actual connection. And sex is a spiritual thing. And so it's meant to be created.

I don't know if you've seen the statistics on places like Korea where like- Sexless society. Sexless society, yeah. And part of that is porn, is that they're getting this like dopamine hit. They're getting the highlight reel. And so they don't feel like they need to get, they don't need to pursue the actual connection. And sex is a spiritual thing. And so it's meant to be created.

Like the first promise, the first covenant that God made when he created humanity was that he gave woman to man and man to woman. to be unified, to become one, to reflect that image of God. Both men and women are symbols of the image of God. And when they come together in unity, that's the perfect reflection of what the image of God is.

Like the first promise, the first covenant that God made when he created humanity was that he gave woman to man and man to woman. to be unified, to become one, to reflect that image of God. Both men and women are symbols of the image of God. And when they come together in unity, that's the perfect reflection of what the image of God is.