why do we have to wear clothes?

Question

dont say because of original sin please, im not a christian.

besides to keep us warm.

Answer 1

for protection, for sanitary reasons,,,,, to keep our butts from sticking to chairs when we sit( which includes the first two reasons) ,,,, and for some , modesty and because its expected in society,,,,,,

then, top clothes and bottem clothes are two different things,,,,,, while most wear pants or something on the bottem, there are many instances in public that you might see a man without a shirt,,,,,, so in those cases, tops for women is a society thing

Answer 2

Well ... I don't think there is a 100% correct answer to this question. The origin of wearing clothes is, as you stated, because of original sin. I am a Christian ... so that's what I believe, but I'm not going to force my beliefs on you, so don't worry.

I suppose the intent of clothes, besides the former, is that we have an embarrasement and a shame in going naked. Would you take off all of your clothes and go about your business - work, school, errands, etc? Of course not ... unless you had a LOT of self-confidence! Why wouldn't you, though? Because you would be embarrassed ... and because it would be weird and different and odd. We are ashamed of our nakedness, and aren't innocent anymore. Thus, we need to wear clothes.

Just my 2 cents, anyway. Hope this helps~!

Answer 3

Well, you DON'T - not 100% of the time.

It's called "body acceptance," and some folks don't have it or understand it. It means two things:

1) that you accept your own body as it is without feelings of inadequacy cause most of us don't look like fashion models or athletes, and

2) that you accept others as they are; that the human body is not something that needs to be hidden.

Now, that said, it doesn't mean you can't do a little "maintenance" on yourself, but how hard you want to work at that is up to you.

But a lot of people can't get their heads around WHY anyone would want to be nude except to either bathe or have sex, much less nude in a social setting.

The good news is that national opinion polls in 1983 and 1990 revealed that 72% of Americans approve of designated clothing optional beaches. To date, over 30 million Americans have experienced mixed social nudity.

Nudist resorts and communities in the U.S., reported a 300% increase in the whopping $400 million nude vacationing industry over the past 14 years.

The American Association for Nude Recreation includes nearly 50,000 members and 267 affiliated clubs, RV campgrounds, bed & breakfasts and resorts in the U.S., Canada and Jamaica.

Answer 4

Wearing clothes are somehow like wearing make up. It says it takes 70% of your looks. You can look not as beautifully but with a nice outfit, you can change a lot of your images and looks, even your charms will rise....look if everyone in this earth are naked, no one look different unless you got a big tattoo on your body. Well tattoo is also a kind of decoration on your body like wearing clothes. We all look same without clothes, except the skin colours.

Answer 5

Clothing started in the cold regions of Europe.

You'll notice (as National Geographic so kindly points out to us again and again) that primitive tribes of hot, tropical places often feel no shame in going about unclothed. Ceremonial dress is, of course, worn, but even this does not fully cover the body. Europeans, who generally lived in a much colder climate, had to wear clothes to keep warm.

What is interesting is the sense of shame that this practice sparked in the prospect of being naked. Being unclothed meant being vulnerable to the cold, which evolved into being vulnerable to other humans. Europe's generally condescending attitude on sex (ladies were told to 'think of England') added to the idea of shame, as sexual urges were widely suppressed. Under Northern Europe's wide regime (the Roman Empire, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, etc.) this practice was pushed upon others.

Now it is quite unacceptable to be seen in public without clothes, even if we'd be much more comfortable without them.

Answer 6

I really don't know other than to keep us warm and protect various parts of our body (feet, for example) that need protecting at times. I don't like clothes and don't wear unless I have to. And I really HATE shoes!

Answer 7

Essentially for the opposite reason
Metaphysically- Pure functionality
Psycho-Epistemologically- Practicality
Ethically- Individuality
Politically-Protection
Esthetically-Rationality

Answer 8

Beside from keeping us warm, preventing from sunburn; i think clothing can also help in our privillege where we can choose to show off the part of our body and when we don't want others to see, we can still cover it up....

Answer 9

To cover our bodies. To keep warm, Also to cover up personal parts....for instance, underpants tohelp obsorb body excreations.
Bras to keep the big boobs from knocking every thing over.
And to cover parts that might be sexually exciting. No one woud get any work done

Answer 10

The majority believes in it, but this is not the real reason, of course.