Porn sites must have government health warning in Texas from September 1st::Just when we didn’t think the state of Texas could get any more wacko on tech policy, this latest bill really suggests otherwise. House Bill 1181 is an age verification measure that is similar to what we’ve seen in the state legislatures across other red U.S. states. You have an age verification proposal that is similar…

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    The burden of proof is on those who want to know the truth

    The burden of proof is on the one making the claim. No exceptions.

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      It’s an internet conversion, there’s no burden on anyone unless they have a goal. Wanting to convince others puts the burden on the one making the claim, but if they aren’t interested in putting that much effort into it, that doesn’t invalidate the claim, which talking about the burden of proof being on anyone else is trying to do.

      Even if someone does make the effort to prove something, if knowing the truth is important to you, you should look at other perspectives.

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        This is exactly how I think about things also. Which is why I dropped this conversation. But it’s a fact that porn changes the perception of sex to a huge degree. But young guys don’t even see it because they don’t have any previous experience to compare to.

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          Yeah I shouldn’t have bothered engaging, but that line just annoys me. It’s just a smarter sounding “nuh-uh!”. A better way to go about it IMO would be to ask something like, “what makes you think that?”