Bad food Quote by Dallin H. Oaks
“Pornographic or erotic stories and pictures are worse than filthy or polluted food. The body has defenses to rid itself of unwholesome food. With a few fatal exceptions, bad food will only make you sick but do no permanent harm. In contrast, a person who feasts upon filthy stories or pornographic or erotic pictures and literature records them in this marvelous retrieval system we call a brain. The brain won't vomit back filth. Once recorded, it will always remain subject to recall, flashing its perverted images across your mind and drawing you away from the wholesome things in life.”
About This Quote
Source Talk: Moral Health and Media, 2003
Consuming pornographic material is likened to eating harmful food; it contaminates the mind and persists, unlike physical food which can be expelled.
In simple terms: Porn harms mind like bad food.
Key Takeaway
Avoid harmful media.
Themes
morality
media
health
spirituality
Mood
concerned
thoughtful
Type
religious
ethical
When to use this quote
- personal counseling
- media literacy programs
Key Concepts
psychological impact
ethical living
Questions to Reflect On
- How does media affect spiritual health?
- What alternatives promote wholesome thinking?
A Different Perspective
Some argue personal freedom outweighs harm.
![“I love the treat and pleasure of eating when it becomes an act of focused giving and sharing...Wasting money and appetite on bad food is disappointing, but it doesn't matter when the company is good...[T]here's a lot to be said for eating as a social act. It's a treat, even when the food is bad.” quote by Lucy Knisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/53e/lucy-knisley-86282_bad-food_i-love-the-treat-and-pleasure-of-eating_320054.jpg)
