Aside from survival, would you consider sex the primarily motivator in our daily lives?

Answer 1

No,I do not.We have many more important things to worry about in our day-to-day lives than if we are going to have sex or not.It's not really even a motivator to begin with.It's just a pleasurable experience shared between lovers.

Answer 2

No that is an insult to humanity (and I hate hearing those types of statements), because it judges all humanity as sex driven monkies, which would semi-work if we were just educated monkies as evolution claims.

I tend to lean the other ways - that I'am unique and will not be classified with the masses, we can control our sexual desires, and have more control over our lives than we give ourselves credit for - we are made to survive however yes, yet I do not think the human species is a "breeding ground" as some I have heard almost close to saying before.

Answer 3

No. The longing for 'full aliveness' is the prime motivator. Sex is a substitute. Few people know themselves well enough to remember the passion they brought with them. We are WHAT we love. There is tremendous power inherent in identifying what that is. Reality mirrors the contents of consciousness.

Answer 4

Depends on how you define survival. Maslow developed a "needs pyramid" years ago that put survival first, followed by food, water and shelter. Sex came next. But I know some guys who would pick sex over food every time.

Answer 5

Sex supersedes even survival as the primary motivator in the daily lives of all living things. (or reproduction, if you like)

Answer 6

Imagine an invisible, undetectable force that's powerful
enough to override your sense of reason yet draws you
to someone with an almost animal passion. These aren't
Cupid's mythological arrows, but real shots of human
pheromones.

http://health.discovery.com/centers/sex/aphrodisiacs/phermones.html

Welcome to The Scent of Eros:
Mysteries of Odor in Human Sexuality -

'Scientists in Philadelphia have established for the first
time that the human body produces pheromones, special
aromatic chemical compounds discharged by one individual
that affect the sexual physiology of another'....

http://www.athenainstitute.com/discovery.html

Do pheromones work in human sexual attraction?

They may be odorless and colorless and their function may be
mysterious, but human pheromones at last have the zest of
scientific truth. Researchers at the University of Chicago
have demonstrated that compounds swabbed from the
'underarms' of young women at different times of the month
can alter the length of other women's menstrual cycles,
compressing or expanding the cycles in predictable
fashion....

http://www.ishipress.com/humanodo.htm

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9803/11/pheromones/index.html

What is the force that lights the fuse between two
complete strangers? What current pulses through their veins,
engorges their hearts, occupies their minds and numbs their
texting fingers?

As magic formulas go, sexual chemistry must surely
be the most valuable. It's intoxicating effects are more
pleasurable and more powerful than any drug and when it hits,
it hits hard. There are the rushes of ecstacy, the gut wrenching
anticipation, fluttering, dizziness, and the diminished
concentration that turns day-dreaming into a full-time job.
And then there are the side effects. A positively Colombian
annihilation of appetite and its confidence- boosting by-product,
weight loss.

But no one knows what "it" is. Scientists have managed to
map our genetic blueprint. They understand the subtleties
of hormones and the complexities of the emotional brain.
But the thing that makes two people click remains a mystery.
Theories abound as to what, or why. Those looking for a
magic bullet (or Cupid's arrow) tend to favour the notion
of pheromones - scents secreted by the sweat glands in the
'armpits'....

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20030629/ai_n12741733

Science of Love - Cupid's Chemistry:

Why do we love, what is passion, and why is intense
desire between two people sometimes called "chemistry"?

There are, in fact, three distinct stages of love; each with
their own characteristic emotional profile and scientific explanation.

First is lust. Lust is driven by our sex hormones testosterone
and oestrogen. These hormones are what get us 'out on the pull'.
After lust comes attraction. This is the love-struck phase;
the time when we lose our appetite, can't sleep, and can't
concentrate. This is what we know as falling in love.

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/clairemcloughlincolumn1.htm/

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/interviews/interview/446/

The psycho-physico chemistry of love:

When two people are attracted to each other, a
virtual explosion of adrenaline-like
"nuerochemicals" gush forth.

Also, involved in chemistry are dopamine and
norepinephrine, chemical cousins of amphetamines.
Dopamine makes us feel good and norepinephrine
stimulates the production of adrenaline. It makes
our heart race!

These three chemicals combine to give us
infatuation. Tht is why new lovers feel euphoric
and energized, and float on air. New lovers can
make love for hours and talk all night for weeks
on end.

Now, imagine the combined effect of hormones and
pheromones.

It's bound to be mind boggling!

Answer 7

Seems like I am in a minority, but I believe so, yes. It's primal. Survive first, then procreate to further your species. It may not fit into today's society, but this instinct has not yet left us. It's natural.

Answer 8

sex is essential to survival as a species so I don't think is fair to separate them, and if you answer that is not then you are probably delusional and I would recommend a healthy dose of being honest with yourself.

Answer 9

no, Humor is

Answer 10

No.