(September 1, 2013 at 9:35 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: Why do religions think sex is bad? The monotheistic ones do. I'm not too sure about Buddhism or Hinduism.
I was privileged to have world religion as a course instead of just christian religion in 1 of my grades so I can help to a degree. BE WARNED. My memory is holey. Fuck, for all I care, my memory is holy. Buddhism is not anti-sex by any bit. Buddhism however is enlightenment-centric and finds sex to be a distraction in reaching enlightenment (enlightenment being a clearing of one's mind from all distractions, professedly stating that this will grant wisdom and the ability to reincarnate into a baby who will host that spirit and become the person who mastered buddhism. They reincarnate into new life to teach others the way of enlightenment for as long as they choose. There is a term for this type of person but I forget the word).
In hinduism, sex is never wrong. Sex in hinduism is only provocative if it interferes with dharma, which is the order of all things. For example, a hobo (no offense) wants to sleep with a noblewoman, or any other woman of wealth. This is against the dharma of life because in the caste system, the homeless (even those deemed untouchable) are meant to deal only with other homeless. They are considered lowly beings, less than a working man for example. The actions of a person determine their standing with karma. Good karma promotes an upgrade in their next life. For instance, when a homeless man dies with many good deeds in his name, He will be born a working class man or even a religious head in his next life. If for instance a rich religious man deeply offends hinduism and maybe kills various innocents, He will be demoted in karma and will be born into an untouchable or maybe even a rat or a fly in his next life. This order is the caste system dictated by the dharma (the cosmic order of all things).
