The Abuse of Sex
-
- New Trial Member
- Posts: 2
- Joined: January 10th, 2018, 6:51 pm
The Abuse of Sex
I'm a agnostic atheist by the way, so none of views comes from a religious background, i'm also an aromantic asexual, which basically means I have no interest in sex or relationships, now you could try to argue that my views comes from being asexual, but once again I'm not against people having sex it just when people do it for sake of pleasure.
- Albert Tatlock
- Posts: 183
- Joined: October 15th, 2017, 3:23 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
Yes, it's disgraceful, everyone who has sex solely for pleasure should be made to adopt a child afterwards, as punishment. Likewise with people who have a dessert after a meal. They don't do it because they need the nutrition, they do it for pleasure. I don't know what the punishment for those depraved bastards should be, maybe a high pressure hose up their rear end to blow it back out.
- LuckyR
- Moderator
- Posts: 7991
- Joined: January 18th, 2015, 1:16 am
Re: The Abuse of Sex
I agree with Albert.Ace01 wrote: ↑January 11th, 2018, 1:14 pm Now I don't know anyone else who shares my views on this, but recently I haven't been fond of the reason why so many are people having sex and what they're mostly using it for; i'm talking about the reason for why most people have sex is simply because they like it how it feels, which is not entirely wrong per SE, but the people who have sex just only for pleasure and deliberately avoid try not having kids is what I don't like. Sex didn't come into existence to make us feel good, sex evolved to be just one of the alternative ways of how a species reproduce offspring. So when people have sex for solely for the pleasure aspect, they are in fact abusing the act of it, which I don't find morally right.
I'm a agnostic atheist by the way, so none of views comes from a religious background, i'm also an aromantic asexual, which basically means I have no interest in sex or relationships, now you could try to argue that my views comes from being asexual, but once again I'm not against people having sex it just when people do it for sake of pleasure.
What is your favorite food?
- Spiral Out
- Posts: 5014
- Joined: June 26th, 2012, 10:22 am
Re: The Abuse of Sex
Ace01,Ace01 wrote: ↑January 11th, 2018, 1:14 pm Now I don't know anyone else who shares my views on this, but recently I haven't been fond of the reason why so many are people having sex and what they're mostly using it for; i'm talking about the reason for why most people have sex is simply because they like it how it feels, which is not entirely wrong per SE, but the people who have sex just only for pleasure and deliberately avoid try not having kids is what I don't like. Sex didn't come into existence to make us feel good, sex evolved to be just one of the alternative ways of how a species reproduce offspring. So when people have sex for solely for the pleasure aspect, they are in fact abusing the act of it, which I don't find morally right.
I'm a agnostic atheist by the way, so none of views comes from a religious background, i'm also an aromantic asexual, which basically means I have no interest in sex or relationships, now you could try to argue that my views comes from being asexual, but once again I'm not against people having sex it just when people do it for sake of pleasure.
If sex didn't come into existence to make us feel good then why does it feel so good? Evolution doesn't usually happen by mistake except for random mutations but those mutations end up being selected out if they are not somehow beneficial to the species.
The risk/reward balance of sex is only slightly won out on the reward side. There are a multitude of risks involved with sex. What are the rewards of sex other than pleasure? Do you feel that procreation is itself a reward? If we took away the pleasure aspect of sex then there would only be risk. I'd imagine that very few would be having sex for any reason at that point. The species would perish.
I think the fact that you have no interest in sex or relationships has caused you to have a fundamental misunderstanding of the subject you speak of. You seem to be ok with sex for the purposes of procreation but not solely for pleasure but then claim to be non-religious. Your view is a basic religious view.
What exactly is it about sex for pleasure that you find immoral? How is sex for pleasure supposedly "abusing" it?
Thanks for your time.
-
- Posts: 460
- Joined: September 12th, 2017, 6:03 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
Do you see how ridiculous that line of thinking is? Why should an individual not enjoy what comes most naturally? Eating and sex are biological functions and both can feel amazing. I don't understand why people develop these ideas that what is most natural is somehow immoral.
Also, you are claiming the act of sex is abused when engaged for purposes other than procreation. However, when people engage in sex for recreation, they are intentionally doing so, and by the definition of abuse not abusing the act or doing so in a misguided way or to a bad effect, they intend on experiencing pleasure, so they experience pleasure, the act is not abusive.
- SimpleGuy
- Posts: 338
- Joined: September 11th, 2017, 12:28 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
-
- New Trial Member
- Posts: 2
- Joined: January 10th, 2018, 6:51 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
To let you know that I do eat food when it's only necessary, I don't consume anything else when I'm not hungry. Also I like point out that you kind of misunderstood me, I never said an individual couldn't enjoy the act of sex, it's when a person intentionally has sex for only pleasure.Maxcady10001 wrote: ↑January 12th, 2018, 12:32 pm Do you eat cookies? What about pizza or cake or pie or anything overly sweet and fattening? Because if you do I consider that immoral. You are abusing the action of eating by eating for pleasure. I consider it immoral to enjoy food, one must only consume what is necessary.
Do you see how ridiculous that line of thinking is? Why should an individual not enjoy what comes most naturally? Eating and sex are biological functions and both can feel amazing. I don't understand why people develop these ideas that what is most natural is somehow immoral.
Also, you are claiming the act of sex is abused when engaged for purposes other than procreation. However, when people engage in sex for recreation, they are intentionally doing so, and by the definition of abuse not abusing the act or doing so in a misguided way or to a bad effect, they intend on experiencing pleasure, so they experience pleasure, the act is not abusive.
And having sex for only pleasure isn't only abusing the act of sex itself but the purpose of pleasure too. The organic chemical dopamine is the chemical that makes us else feel pleasure and it's purpose in sex is that was post to be a reward for achieving sex and reproduction. But when somebody has sex for only pleasure which doesn't result in reproduction then makes pleasure utterly meaningless.
-
- Posts: 460
- Joined: September 12th, 2017, 6:03 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
Also, can an act be abusive to another act? How is one action offensive to the other? If I have sex for pleasure is sex offended?
Also can a person abuse an act? I have definitely heard of an abuse of power, but this is not abuse of an act, it is abuse of a position or status. It does not seem logical for an act to be abused, this assumes there is an act-in-itself that stands to be abused, and it is logical to say there are no acts-in-themselves because an act requires an actor, so sex cannot be abused.
Now can the purpose of pleasure be abused? I do not see how purpose can be abused, as it is an objective, a goal, one cannot abuse a goal only achieve or not achieve it.
- LuckyR
- Moderator
- Posts: 7991
- Joined: January 18th, 2015, 1:16 am
Re: The Abuse of Sex
So should folks stop after menopause?Ace01 wrote: ↑January 11th, 2018, 1:14 pm Now I don't know anyone else who shares my views on this, but recently I haven't been fond of the reason why so many are people having sex and what they're mostly using it for; i'm talking about the reason for why most people have sex is simply because they like it how it feels, which is not entirely wrong per SE, but the people who have sex just only for pleasure and deliberately avoid try not having kids is what I don't like. Sex didn't come into existence to make us feel good, sex evolved to be just one of the alternative ways of how a species reproduce offspring. So when people have sex for solely for the pleasure aspect, they are in fact abusing the act of it, which I don't find morally right.
I'm a agnostic atheist by the way, so none of views comes from a religious background, i'm also an aromantic asexual, which basically means I have no interest in sex or relationships, now you could try to argue that my views comes from being asexual, but once again I'm not against people having sex it just when people do it for sake of pleasure.
- Kathyd
- Posts: 59
- Joined: June 21st, 2017, 3:43 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
However, in practice, I'd say it's a little extreme to expect people only to have sex in order to have another child.
-
- Posts: 2466
- Joined: December 8th, 2016, 7:08 am
- Favorite Philosopher: Socrates
Re: The Abuse of Sex
But did feeling good come into existence to make us feel good?
-
- Posts: 10339
- Joined: June 15th, 2011, 5:53 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
The evidence on human sexuality indicates that this is false.Ace01 wrote: Sex didn't come into existence to make us feel good, sex evolved to be just one of the alternative ways of how a species reproduce offspring.
- SimpleGuy
- Posts: 338
- Joined: September 11th, 2017, 12:28 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
Well it's not the only chemical compound. There is for example phenethylamine as well called,PEA, 1-amino-2-phenylethane, which is responsible for love and sympathy and there are even small amount of dmt, Dimethyl terephthalate called, Dimethyl benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate, which is for me the drug produced from the human body for a shamanic god experience perse. An as well well known testosterone for sexual arousal etc.Ace01 wrote: ↑January 12th, 2018, 5:21 pm The organic chemical dopamine is the chemical that makes us else feel pleasure and it's purpose in sex is that was post to be a reward for achieving sex and reproduction. But when somebody has sex for only pleasure which doesn't result in reproduction then makes pleasure utterly meaningless.
- SimpleGuy
- Posts: 338
- Joined: September 11th, 2017, 12:28 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-chemistry-of-love-609354
- QuarterMaster69
- New Trial Member
- Posts: 19
- Joined: March 3rd, 2018, 6:57 pm
Re: The Abuse of Sex
I think sex should be abused because sex abuses us. It made something so pleasurable so that the outcome is more misery, namely, the immoral act of having more children in an overpopulated world with limited resources.Ace01 wrote: ↑January 11th, 2018, 1:14 pm Now I don't know anyone else who shares my views on this, but recently I haven't been fond of the reason why so many are people having sex and what they're mostly using it for; i'm talking about the reason for why most people have sex is simply because they like it how it feels, which is not entirely wrong per SE, but the people who have sex just only for pleasure and deliberately avoid try not having kids is what I don't like. Sex didn't come into existence to make us feel good, sex evolved to be just one of the alternative ways of how a species reproduce offspring. So when people have sex for solely for the pleasure aspect, they are in fact abusing the act of it, which I don't find morally right.
I'm a agnostic atheist by the way, so none of views comes from a religious background, i'm also an aromantic asexual, which basically means I have no interest in sex or relationships, now you could try to argue that my views comes from being asexual, but once again I'm not against people having sex it just when people do it for sake of pleasure.
2024 Philosophy Books of the Month
2023 Philosophy Books of the Month
Mark Victor Hansen, Relentless: Wisdom Behind the Incomparable Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Mitzi Perdue
February 2023
Rediscovering the Wisdom of Human Nature: How Civilization Destroys Happiness
by Chet Shupe
March 2023