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Note to moderators: This is a philosophical topic but I will only be slightly disappointed if you decide to move this to the Sex and Sexuality Forum.
What is the purpose of sex? The average person thinks of sex at least on a daily basis. Some people are consumed with sex on such a level that they may think of it hourly or even every waking moment. This seems like a massive waste of mental energy considering that the average person only procreates less than 3 times in their life and for many they never procreate. Those who never procreate still have to deal with the joys and aggravations associated with sex. If the purpose of sex is to procreate wouldn't those desires turn off at a much early age? Wouldn't those desires only occur once or twice a year? Wouldn't those desires go away after a reasonable accomplishment of procreative activity especially in females? The procreation argument really makes no sense. Surely sex has a biological purpose that exceeds procreation.
Some may say that sex is a source of entertainment that was necessary in times past before internet, television, radio or other technological advances used to entertain us every waking moment. This could be true but it seems that these technological advances just exacerbates our desire and our access to sex. This too may be a poor argument.
I do have a theory that merits discussion. Humans require a drive for sex to give humans the inclination to connect and build relationships with other humans for their own well being. This can explain statistical data that suggests married people are happier and also statistically live longer lives. Does this theory undermine sexually deviancies such as homosexuality, polygamy, serial monogamy or other types of promiscuous sexual behavior? Absolutely not. The human desire for sex is the desire to have a companion either permanently, temporarily or even momentarily. Two people stand a much better chance of survival in this world than one person roaming the world alone. I believe that the drive for sex has to be frequent and long living in our life to extend our drive to build strong friendships which increases our potential to survive.
Sexual thought engages our mind way too much in my opinion and most certainly deserves an explanation. Sexual relationships can sometimes be confusing and/or frustrating sometimes with married couples but most commonly with single persons on the pursuit. I am certain that in polygamous relationships the confusion and frustration would be even greater. This type of unnecessary frustration must have a biological explanation that makes sense.
Any thoughts?
What is the purpose of sex? The average person thinks of sex at least on a daily basis. Some people are consumed with sex on such a level that they may think of it hourly or even every waking moment. This seems like a massive waste of mental energy considering that the average person only procreates less than 3 times in their life and for many they never procreate. Those who never procreate still have to deal with the joys and aggravations associated with sex. If the purpose of sex is to procreate wouldn't those desires turn off at a much early age? Wouldn't those desires only occur once or twice a year? Wouldn't those desires go away after a reasonable accomplishment of procreative activity especially in females? The procreation argument really makes no sense. Surely sex has a biological purpose that exceeds procreation.
Some may say that sex is a source of entertainment that was necessary in times past before internet, television, radio or other technological advances used to entertain us every waking moment. This could be true but it seems that these technological advances just exacerbates our desire and our access to sex. This too may be a poor argument.
I do have a theory that merits discussion. Humans require a drive for sex to give humans the inclination to connect and build relationships with other humans for their own well being. This can explain statistical data that suggests married people are happier and also statistically live longer lives. Does this theory undermine sexually deviancies such as homosexuality, polygamy, serial monogamy or other types of promiscuous sexual behavior? Absolutely not. The human desire for sex is the desire to have a companion either permanently, temporarily or even momentarily. Two people stand a much better chance of survival in this world than one person roaming the world alone. I believe that the drive for sex has to be frequent and long living in our life to extend our drive to build strong friendships which increases our potential to survive.
Sexual thought engages our mind way too much in my opinion and most certainly deserves an explanation. Sexual relationships can sometimes be confusing and/or frustrating sometimes with married couples but most commonly with single persons on the pursuit. I am certain that in polygamous relationships the confusion and frustration would be even greater. This type of unnecessary frustration must have a biological explanation that makes sense.
Any thoughts?
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