I am pretty sure that there is nothing written in any holy book about pornography— which just shows you how shortsighted God was when it came to predicting the future. But most religious followers really fight against it( even Buddhist Thailand and Hindu India have bans on pornography). I have never quite figured out why this is so. Tantric practices exist as disciplines in both Buddhist and Hindu religions. In any event, most religions consider it“ wrong” because it leads to lustful thoughts( or maybe because we like it too much?)
I am always reminded of a school trip I took once to the local zoo( back in the late‘ 60s, a horrid place of small enclosures and sad-looking animals) at around the 3rd or 4th grade. Now, I had spent a lot of time on my relatives’ farms, so I sort of knew how things worked with animals if you get my drift. While at the zoo, some monkeys got a little … shall we say, playful? And I will never forget my teacher exclaiming“ Why do they have to do that in the open?” Being the precocious twit that I was( or maybe still am) I asked her“ Should they go to a hotel?” And her response was,“ They can do it at night when no one is looking.” We humans can be really strange about normal bodily functions sometimes.
But many people do like to watch it, or at least some of it. It’ s varied enough for most people to find something that they enjoy. Why do people enjoy it so much? Ask a psychiatrist about that one, but in point of fact many people do enjoy it. For an atheist, it’ s open season on what to read or watch, with never a worry that viewing“ MILF Party Extraordinaire” or“ Spanking Your Bad Boy” or“ Sensual Massage Made Easy” or“ New Variations on the Kama sutra” is going to result in hellfire. Nor will you burn for reading any one of the many banned or forbidden books that included sexuality(“ Lady Chatterleys Lover,”“ Ulysses,”“ Myra Breckinridge” and“ Human Sexuality” come to mind, but there are many others). Just be sure that whatever you are viewing is in compliance with local laws, and enjoy it alone or with a friend( or two) perhaps while engaging in activity # 1.
3. Prostitution is Like Paying for a Massage, With Extras Ah yes, the world’ s oldest profession. I am sure it predated agriculture(“ Share some mammoth steaks with me, big boy, and I’ ll show you a real good time …”). But most cultures have made it illegal, largely on religious grounds. There is not much in the mainstream religious teachings on this,
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