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Torillian said:
Lavamelon said:

Critical thinking has nothing to do with it. There are plenty of educated people who believe in religion. Plus we have evidence that p*rn reduces belief in God.

Porn vs. Religion | Psychology Today

I'm not making this up, feel free to do your own research, we have evidence that p*rn (as well as other forms of hedonism) reduce belief in God.

Hedonism is absolutely a factor when it comes to atheism.

I read through that entire article and didn't see anything making the claim you are. Could you quote the specific thing you are talking about that seems to indicate that hedonism leads to atheism?

Try this link (long read)

Seeing is (Not) Believing: How Viewing Pornography Shapes the Religious Lives of Young Americans - PMC

"Among the more consistent findings in research on pornography use has been that religious commitment or religiosity tends to be negatively associated with viewing pornography. Though data are almost always cross-sectional or otherwise preclude testing for directionality, the general assumption in most studies that consider religious factors is that religiosity serves as the independent variable, diminishing pornography use among young Americans via internalized moral proscriptions and social control."