What kind of BS is this?

Question

I've been thinking all about what could be the oldest profession in the world, now that I search the question (knowing that someone definitely thought about it before me) I see that everybody say that prostitution was the first professional in the world. ARE YOU CRAZY. WHAT KIND OF BS ANSWER IS THAT. HOW CAN PROSTITUTION COME BEFORE TEACHING OR PREACHING OR NURSING

Answer 1

Well, not a "crazy" answer, considering that prostitutes, known to ancients as things like vestal virgins, were around a long, loooooong time ago. They performed a purely religious function....not the kind of prostitution we are familiar with. As such, they would have come long before teaching or caring for the sick as a profession.
However, in consideration of the actual history, the first profession was, I'd say, agricultrue (farmer) or perhaps tool maker. When hunter-gatherers settled they began growing crops rather than constant gathering. Though it could be that it was religious in nature, which would make the first "profession" a priest/priestess.
Remember...profession isn't necessarily defined as being "paid" work. Its an occupation or career. Priests/priestesses were "paid" by the things people donated to them to ensure the favor of the gods....being a priest/priestess was a lifelong commitment, thus an occupation. So...it fits, really.

Answer 2

It's not "BS" at all - what everybody said has its foundation in history. No one is crazy, and since you have not studied enough about ancient civilizations to understand that slavery, whether it was sexual or not, has a long history, you need to research a little deeper. The ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, the Aztecs, and even the modern nations of the United States of America (from its inception until 1865), and Saudi Arabia (finally outlawed in 1962!) all had slaves. Prostitutes also went along with the preachers in certain religions. Yes, at the same time Teaching and Nursing were professions, so was the "World's Oldest Profession."

Answer 3

Because humans come with the instinct to mate built-in, and it is very strong - a close second to the survival instinct. That kind of instinct gives male animals, of all species, the subconscious desire to "sow our seeds." And it is extremely likely that a woman made her living by letting males indulge this instinct with her before anyone MADE A LIVING as a nurse. Teaching and nursing were just things that had to be done in the early years of society, and probably not something that someone was actually paid for.

Answer 4

Sorry to burst your bubble, but prostitution IS considered the oldest profession in the world.

Answer 5

hahahaha. prostitution? thats hilarious. i dont think there was a first profession. hunting and gathering was necessary in a normal day way back but as humans became more advanced i think money and paid professions just came gradually at the same time. just a guess though.

Answer 6

Maybe they're talking about things that actually pay money. I think that the first profession was farming. Maybe even the farmers needed a little something after work.....

Answer 7

If teaching would have come before prostitution, the price would have gone up and then we wouldn't be who we are now.

Answer 8

Hunters and gatherers settled down when they figured they could be farmers and invented time. What to do with time? Make more farmers. What did the politicians start doing to them, well, making more farmers. And honey, you are on top tonight because it's been f*** up ever since.

Answer 9

It's just a saying because prostitution has always been around.

Answer 10

thats prolly right there was like always prostitutes people wanted sex before ther were schools and stuff like that jesus met a prostitute once