created by atlanteannewt on 28/11/2024 at 21:15 UTC
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Almost all post-axial age religions seem to hold some degree of sexual asceticism as a virtue. Why does this thought pattern repeat again and again? It is seemingly uncorrelated with utilitarian ethics and pagan/pre-iron age religions seem unconcerned with sex.
Have any thinkers tackled this question?
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