(September 4, 2011 at 9:01 am)Zen Badger Wrote:(September 4, 2011 at 3:54 am)coffeeveritas Wrote: A disproportionate majority of people masturbate with at least some frequency (numbers are in the 90-95% range for both genders in some demographics). Obviously it's a problem to be addicted to porn, or compulsively masturbate, but some Christian ethicists (such as Lew Smedes) would say that otherwise whether or not to masturbate is up to the individual. (The Bible says to "love thyself" right?).
How do you mean disproportionate?.
I would suggest that not only is masturbation normal but indeed necessary for your mental well being(specially if you're a bloke).
And how can you NOT compulsively masturbate if you're a teenage boy?
Oh for sure, that's pretty much what the psychological literature says. I agree, it's normal. I was saying disproportionate in that it is not a close majority, like 51%, but much higher. As in, the amount of people who do masturbate is a much higher proportion than don't. Basically the statistics show that pretty much everyone has masturbated, so it's kind of stupid to act like it's something shameful that no one can talk about.
