Sex: why is it bad?

Question

Give me at least one logical reason why sex is bad if both parties consent.

Also: why is there a difference between the morality of teenage sex and adult sex?

Bonus pts. if anyone can tell me how sex became taboo/unethical.

Why is it taboo/immoral, why is being a "slut" bad, why is casual sex frowned upon, why is porn censored, etc., in other words, WHY IS SEX BAD.

You know what I am asking. Stop saying "Who said it was bad?"

Answer 1

Real morality is about compassion. The view of sex as immoral is a product of modern religions like islam and christianity. They hate anything that makes the connection of man to nature obvious. Evolution is another example. They hate seeing mankind's connection to nature because it makes it obvious that just as a dog or mosquito dies and is gone forever, its the same for us.

Humans evolved to not want to think of their offspring or parents having sex because inbreeding created genetic problems. Our evolutionary ancestors didnt have laws, taboos, etc to prevent them from committing incest. Instead, they evolved a natural aversion to it. So parents dont want to think of their kids having sex, and kids dont want to think of their parents having sex. Of course, kids are in no position politically to stop their parents, but parents do what they can to stop their kids. LOL

Edit:
I just told you how it became taboo/unethical. Modern religions deemed it so because it makes the connection of man to nature obvious. (same with evolution)

Answer 2

You have committed a subtle linguistic error.

Nothing is intrinsically good or bad. Things are only good or bad FOR something. Is a bowl of chili good? It is if you're hungry and you like chili. It's not if you're trying to shingle your roof. Even murder is sometimes good and sometimes bad.

Consentual sex is no different. It is easy to think of ways it which is MIGHT be bad, but none of them are necessarily so. Most would agree that even consentual sex is bad if one of the parties doesn't fully understand what they are consenting to. Say, if they don't know that their partner is married or has a disease, or if they are a child or mentally retarded.

This, incidentally, is usually why teens are held to a different standard than adults. They simply do not have a lot of experience and perspective by which to judge situations and may easily make bad decisions that they regret later.

Further, there are many who would point out that even when individuals are willing to take a risk, sometimes they should not be allowed to for the good of the community. Well-meaning people can spread disease, cause population pressures, and damage innocent children who can easily result from sex. All of which is why sex is socially controlled and probably always will be.

No one will be able to tell you exactly when and how such controls first appeared simply because they have been present in pretty much every society that has ever existed. Ever since Thag got some and Grak didn't, there have undoubtedly been ideas about who should have sex with whom, how much, and why.

Answer 3

Sex is addicting.....it also makes you do things that if you were calm headed you might not have done......But it can be used without regrets. As far as teen sex goes.....Teens have very little grasp on what the actual meaning of the word "consequence" is. Sex is fine if they fully comprehend what they are doing, and if they actually want to do it. Sex became taboo when the clash of morals came into play with the judgments of other people....so pretty much...a long time ago. but this changes though out time, as generations change.

But its fun....sooooo don't be a fool double wrap your tool!

Answer 4

My personal philosophy is that there is nothing wrong with sex between consenting adults. In this case, I define "adult" as an individual who possesses the ability to make decisions based on careful, rational thought processes while weighing the positive and negative repercussions of any action subsequently taken. Some teenagers would fit my definition of "adult" while at the same time, some older individuals would not.

Answer 5

Its not an issue of morality. Its an issue of are they old enough to deal with the concequences. I mean an adult, generally, has a better chance of taking care of a newborn child, then say a 15 y/o.

And i do not think sex is a bad thing.

Answer 6

Well all the miseries that could occur and altimately it recks ones consciousness. Why? because we are not these bodies and sex makes one think they are by covering ones real intelligence. For example.-
We are not this material body, IE; Race, color, nationality, Religion, mind, intellect, senses, job, etc. We are all eternal spirit souls, part and parcel of the Supreme Soul, also known as Krishna, Allah, Jehovah, Vishnu, etc. We never die, only this mortal body dies. This material world is not our real home, it is called Maya (illusion) and is temporary and full of misery, only one fourth of the souls come here, and the rest are enjoying blissful eternal loving relationships with our Maker named above. We fell here due to envying Gods position. He made the material world for those who want to try to live separately from Him (Which is impossible because He is actually everywhere). After many lifetimes of trying to be happy in this temporary world one becomes frustrated and board and begins to question their existence. We then seek out real happiness, and when one becomes sincere God reveals how to come back Home. Those who are intelligent, take up the process of self realization (Bhakti Yoga) which begins with the chanting of the Maha Mantra (the great mantra for deliverance from all suffering and illusion), which gives one real peace, happiness and reality. Then at the end of life they can give up all material attachments and fully surrender to God and return to the eternal Kingdom, where there is no more birth, death, old age, or disease and be eternally happy, For info go to harekrishnatemple.com read The Science of Self Realization by Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada. I am glad I know all about Karma (The laws of material nature) so not to get hurt.

Answer 7

Anyone who says that sex is bad is not living in the modern world. However, societies everywhere have taboos about sex, and try to regulate it. Europeans prior to about 1850 had all kinds of taboos about sex - people other than your spouse couldn't see you naked, woman on top was sinful, fellatio and cunnilingus was sinful, masturbation was sinful, it was sinful to have sex on a Sunday or during the day, and on and on. Thank goodness those taboos are gone (people are still nervous about nudity).
Consent is a tricky thing. It implies that the party consenting is of sound mind and is capable of making a serious decision. For this reason drunk people are not allowed to give consent to sex (drunk people can't consent to anything, which protects them from being exploited in signing contracts).
As for taboos about minors, this is quite recent, dating from the Victorian period. As late as 1955 Jerry Lee Lewis married his 13 year old cousin, which was perfectly legal in his home state of Mississippi. It ruined his career, because by that time most people had come to believe that is was wrong to marry someone that young. For most of human history girls were ready for marriage right after their first menses, and boys were ready as soon as they could ejaculate.
The concern with teens having sex with each other is that teens don't have very good judgment, and they take too many risks (like not using condoms or birth control). Then there is the matter of sexually transmitted diseases. We know a lot more about these diseases than we did even 50 years ago, and teens are mostly ignorant about them. As for adults having sex with minors, it is frowned upon because it is easy to exploit minors, and minors can't give consent by law. Besides, its creepy for a 54 year old guy to have a thing for 11 year old girls. The younger the minor, the worse the crime is. When I worked on a locked psychiatric unit one of the patients was in because he had raped his 3 month old daughter. He insisted, however, that she seduced him. We need to protect ourselves from such criminals.

Answer 8

i disagree with the question to begain with.
if u must include rape then thats reaosn 1
reason 2, its opinion based. to be more specific an adult knowing their child having sex, its bad since most likely the child is not being responsible.

as for morality of adults having sex, never herd of such thing.
it does not take an adult to have sex. teenagers havign sex is such common behavior doesnt really means its bad, if the kid knows what he/she is getting into. i'm sure u are aware children at young age are married and allow to have sex right? its a culture matter

Answer 9

cuz you can get pregnant - AND DIE ! ~from the movie mean girls in case you didnt know. really sex is good. God made us to do it, but with one person. along time ago, you could get legally killed {i think stoned= thrown rocks at to death?} if you had sex with someone else. thats probaly part of how it became `bad` bc now everyone is having sex with like every person they go out with - shyt, i dont even agree with that.

Answer 10

I don't believe sex is bad, but:

Because it leads the parties to spend too much time caring for each other and not the rest of the world.

Because it risks inflicting existence on people who didn't ask to be born.

Because it channels creative energy into indulgence rather than something more productive.

Because it can reinforce gender stereotypes.