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Why Masturbation Helps Procreation
15 years ago
Oh man, here's a curve ball. I bet none of you who know me well ever expected something like this to come from someone like me XD
Okay some of this might be a little TMI, especially my commentary on it, you have been warned. Anyway I found this article interesting.
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/07/.....obref=obinsite
Now, my religious beliefs sway me to believe that masturbation is simply an act of lusting for flesh (which is kinda a no-no in Christianity), and I've always considered it a negative thing that I'd like to stop doing, especially when it takes up so much of my time and it feels like an addiction (granted I WAS created with "the drive" just like every other guy). The line hasn't really been defined in my broad faith though since the bible doesn't specifically say "NO MASTURBATION FOR HYOOMANS!" or related. ;P There are some of us who believe it's perfectly acceptable to pleasure one's self while others say it's not (which is why I say "kinda") and that it's using your reproductive parts for a purpose for other than what they were meant (sex, making babies, yeah).
I mean from what I can tell from the article there are many species of animals that do it in nature (which I totally didn't realize o.o) so what difference does it make if we do it? Of course, we are civilized creatures...animals do stuff that we find repulsive just to even think about. I think the conflict might be between doing the act itself and what you look at to help stimulate the act (view porn/smut). We think of animals as creatures who act only on the instinct they were born with so they don't know any better to have modesty like us, but also they don't have immense caches of naughty things to get off to either. :P Technically though, we are animals too, right? *meows*
So really I've actually never thought of the concept in the way the article suggests. It's actually quite interesting to think about and it makes sense too that masturbation would benefit the process of procreation in a species. :3 *que Adam* "It's scientific!!" Hehe X3
Oh! Oh! And also on a completely unrelated note! New Transformers movie trailer! :D
Okay some of this might be a little TMI, especially my commentary on it, you have been warned. Anyway I found this article interesting.
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/07/.....obref=obinsite
Now, my religious beliefs sway me to believe that masturbation is simply an act of lusting for flesh (which is kinda a no-no in Christianity), and I've always considered it a negative thing that I'd like to stop doing, especially when it takes up so much of my time and it feels like an addiction (granted I WAS created with "the drive" just like every other guy). The line hasn't really been defined in my broad faith though since the bible doesn't specifically say "NO MASTURBATION FOR HYOOMANS!" or related. ;P There are some of us who believe it's perfectly acceptable to pleasure one's self while others say it's not (which is why I say "kinda") and that it's using your reproductive parts for a purpose for other than what they were meant (sex, making babies, yeah).
I mean from what I can tell from the article there are many species of animals that do it in nature (which I totally didn't realize o.o) so what difference does it make if we do it? Of course, we are civilized creatures...animals do stuff that we find repulsive just to even think about. I think the conflict might be between doing the act itself and what you look at to help stimulate the act (view porn/smut). We think of animals as creatures who act only on the instinct they were born with so they don't know any better to have modesty like us, but also they don't have immense caches of naughty things to get off to either. :P Technically though, we are animals too, right? *meows*
So really I've actually never thought of the concept in the way the article suggests. It's actually quite interesting to think about and it makes sense too that masturbation would benefit the process of procreation in a species. :3 *que Adam* "It's scientific!!" Hehe X3
Oh! Oh! And also on a completely unrelated note! New Transformers movie trailer! :D
soulskulptor
~soulskulptor
undermining baby-making? i get the impression that these nutjobs seem to think that their ways should be marshal law.
JeremyNalsi
~jeremynalsi
OP
Given that I understood you correctly, I'll elaborate and hopefully this makes sense in the way I intend. There are people who view masturbation as abuse of your reproductive parts because they believe that they are not meant solely for pleasure, but for procreation, and that the pleasure that comes out of it is just a nice extra - like a kind of perk to make you more willing to procreate.
soulskulptor
~soulskulptor
ya, i understand that, but it's like telling someone how to eat a sandwich or something (couldn't come up with any other metaphor, sorry if you were eating at the time of reading this). it's my sandwich, I'll eat it any way i damn well please. besides, procreation isn't on my list of things to do.
JeremyNalsi
~jeremynalsi
OP
By the way for some reason I thought you were referring to something I said and not the article I linked to. >.< Hence my response there. Yes, I agree with you though, that kinda stuff is ridiculous. Because while I have my own beliefs on how I think the world should work, I'm well aware that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and I can't force them to follow. I believe that so long as what you do doesn't involve me or negatively affect me, you can do whatever you want with what you got. ^^
soulskulptor
~soulskulptor
i didn't mean you, i meant others
JeremyNalsi
~jeremynalsi
OP
I know. I was just sayin'. :3
sibbie594
~sibbie594
creationists make me laugh. [no offence]
sibbie594
~sibbie594
on the note of what this ACTUALLY is supposed to be about: pretty interesting, really.
JeremyNalsi
~jeremynalsi
OP
Indeed, it is
