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Comment author: MixedNuts 14 November 2012 09:29:01PM 1 point [-]

I don't know that there is a culture (other than some subcultures in the modern First World) who don't consider sex sacred, though certainly there's quite a gap between "Son, if you ever lust after another guy you're going to Hell!" and "Son, if you don't suck enough cock, you'll lose your vital energy!".

Comment author: Peterdjones 14 November 2012 09:33:07PM -1 points [-]

Not sure what you mean by "sacred". Almost everybody obsesses about it, positively or negatively. Is that sacredness?

Comment author: MixedNuts 14 November 2012 10:09:33PM 3 points [-]

No, sacredness is way more specific. Sacred things are:

  • Special. They belong to their own sphere of sacred things apart from mundane ones.
  • Powerful. If you fuck with them, they will fuck you up.
  • Important. You care about them a lot.
  • Emotionally charged. This kinda follows from the above, but the stronger and more unusual emotions you add, the sacreder. Awe is sacred as balls.
  • Big. You can't quite comprehend them; maybe there's too much importance or power or emotion for you to handle, maybe they act unpredictably (because they're people or something), maybe they're inherently and magically mysterious.

A lot like your parents when you're a little kid, really.

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