I've always wondered why sex is such a taboo in society - it is a perfectly natural and expected action. Talking about sex or even seeing it, I believe, should be looked upon with indifference, not scorn. If you see people engaging in sexual conduct and are offended, I must ask you, why should you feel offended and why should your offense be considered to be of lesser or of greater importance than anything else? Really - I've talked with my fellow secularists and found that because it disconcerts them in some way that, for example, two consenting adults whom you have no relation to having sex in public should be treated with scorn and anger. Put to the side the obligatory "Think of the Children" argument and ask, why is their appearance and actions of any concern of yours?
It is my opinion that the disgust factor, the "ick", that would be provoked in my example is similar to the same disgust that many Americans feel over homosexuals being married, as marriage culturally is tied to the idea of children, and by extension sex. We treat sex between men and women as taboo and find the conduct of others involving sex patently offensive on the whole, unless it is porn seen in the privacy of your own home (even then certain parties rile themselves up over it) (referencing the American Puritan that pervades American society).
It is my opinion that the disgust factor, the "ick", that would be provoked in my example is similar to the same disgust that many Americans feel over homosexuals being married, as marriage culturally is tied to the idea of children, and by extension sex. We treat sex between men and women as taboo and find the conduct of others involving sex patently offensive on the whole, unless it is porn seen in the privacy of your own home (even then certain parties rile themselves up over it) (referencing the American Puritan that pervades American society).
