But he didn't say anything.
I left after a half hour of the fifty-minute lecture, during which time he had established several times that he has spoken at several big events, that people have called him after and that he tells them he is not a therapist and can't heal them but that he is a "trench warrior" against pornography, that he went to the prison and spoke to people, and that the prisoners wanted to talk to him after...and after thirty minutes, I left wondering, "so what did you talk to them ABOUT?"
We had a stake conference last weekend with a similar kind of speaker. A speaker who talked about how many people he knew but who never really got to a point. I am disappointed by these speakers. I am disappointed if they think that they have enough experience that they do not have to prepare. Speakers should have a thesis statement and a plan to support it. If people--be it twenty or two thousand--are going to invest their time listening to you, you should at least have a point.
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Haha...this tickles me. I went too (too bad I didn't see you!) and I honestly liked it. It was more for the whole spirit of the cause, though. Sort of a "renewing convictions" type of thing that I guess just worked for me today.
I know what you mean though. There could/should have been a lot more research presented. The blurb on the university calendar that made it sound like it was going to be a LOT more scientific. In the lecture he mentioned that certain brain centers/hormones are activated when people view pornography, and that brain scans show really fascinating results...the whole imaginary orgasm thing...but he didn't give us much more than vague comments on that. In that respect, yes, it could have been a lot more beneficial. I guess the subject matter is so serious that I can see how it would be hard to talk about any aspect of it without feeling the urge to warn us.
Peace out! :) -Nat
I think his thesis was "You are not above it so don't think you are." Which isn't scientific at all. But still useful.
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