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Ok, so, according to christianity, masturbation is a sin (I wonder where it sais that). Is it big enough to make such a big deal out of it? I never saw a man going crazy because he masturbates, but I have seen man going crazy cause they weren't
2007-11-19 11:34:44 · 14 answers · asked by larissa 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rythm Hive, I would also like to know where it sais that masturbation is a sin. You didn't read my question, did you?
2007-11-19 11:45:39 · update #1
Mind control, brainwashing, authoritarianism, etc. But you are right: it is completely irrational to forbid something which is nature's best way of reducing tension and letting a person get to sleep. And guilt-tripping people for it is not simply irrational, but cruel.
2007-11-19 11:39:44 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I had a big discussion about this in highschool, i am now in college. We did a bunch of research, I forget exactly where in the bible we got the facts but the conclusion was that masterbation was not the sin, the sin was what he/she thought about or lusted over while masterbating.
2007-11-19 19:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by oes 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whatever God does, His image and likeness will do. Whatever His image and likeness is incapable of doing, mortal thought does. Any questions about masturbation?
You need to read with "eyes" if you are to elevate thought out of a dream state where sin is justified by seeming human logic or rationalization.
2007-11-19 21:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't say anywhere in the bible that masturbation is bad but some Christians like to spin the truth to suit their purposes.
2007-11-19 19:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by TSIRHC 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
humans dont go might go crazy if they dont masturbate-but they will go blind if they do-that is a fact-look at all the people with glasses they stopped just in time---lol----smile and enjoy the night
Laz's Mouse here-I wear contacts and reading glasses both, so guess I'm in real trouble, lol...people do tell me I am a real basket case so I guess it hasn't helped....funny, vision has improved since I met Laz...p&l
2007-11-19 19:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by lazaruslong138 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fear is a powerful motivator. If people are told "if you jerk off, you'll go to hell when you die. Hell is a bad place where you'll suffer for all eternity in great pain....", then chances are good that some will listen.
They're being lead like sheep, but they'll listen.
2007-11-19 19:39:25 · answer #6 · answered by Adam G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christians always use the bible to put fear in others. In fact, Christianity is mostly making people do stuff they might not like.
2007-11-19 19:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by dl9115 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Childhood indoctrination/ brainwashing
2007-11-19 19:37:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Here's what the Bible says about this subject and doesn't say about it.
http://www.layhands.com/IsMasturbationASin.htm
2007-11-19 20:20:13 · answer #9 · answered by Martin S 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's sad that you consider self-stimulation to be so vital to the human condition... could it be that sexual pleasure is meant to be a way for two human beings to bond to one another, and not merely a way to provide selfish self-gratification?
And it may be a moot point to you - but the questioner was referring to her boyfriend lusting after pictures of other women, not the act of masturbation itself. Even if you don't agree, can you at least acknowledge how some women might find it uncomfortable to have the man that they love drooling over some other woman's parts?
2007-11-19 19:37:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 8⤋