How Do Sex and Morality Differ in Todays Society?
In nearly every society on this planet, sex and morality have a relationship. Our technologically advanced society still has not ironed out how sex and morality should relate to each other. In simple terms, sex is the act that you perform. Morality is how that act is viewed. Somewhere between the two lies your personal reaction to the topic. It would be hard to argue that sex is morally wrong. Without sex, the human race is on its final generation. The only really practical way for the vast majority of people to reproduce is to have sex. Whether you view humans as the highest creation of God or the fruit of eons of evolution, sex between a man and woman still serves the same function when it comes to procreation. A sperm meets an egg and life continues. Homosexuality, autosexuality, and other forms of sex acts may be viewed by many as deviant and morally unacceptable. No other form of sexual activity serves a direct biological function to continue human existence. If this is the criter
act that you perform. Morality is how that act is viewed. Somewhere between the two lies your personal reaction to the topic. It would be hard to argue that sex is morally wrong. Without sex, the human race is on its final generation. The only really practical way for the vast majority of people to reproduce is to have sex. Whether you view humans as the highest creation of God or the fruit of eons of evolution, sex between a man and woman still serves the same function when it comes to procreation. A sperm meets an egg and life continues. Homosexuality, autosexuality, and other forms of sex acts may be viewed by many as deviant and morally unacceptable. No other form of sexual activity serves a direct biological function to continue human existence. If this is the criterion that has to be met to make sex moral, then even most heterosexual activity in modern society misses the cut. In humans, sex has to serve a greater need than just procreation. Involved in sex is the need for accepta
