One of the reasons sex becomes problematic--and why learning to control it rather than indulge it without question might be wise--is that the drive for sex is highly amplified, while the drive for wisdom is not. It is really easy for the shriek of protoplasm for gratification to lead to unwise choices. When it is present it is so much louder than other vectors it easy--especially for the young--to use it as their sole guideline. This is not the nature of "moral" or ethical wisdom.

This is NOT an argument in favor of shibboleths, taboos and voodoo moralities of the sort the Victorians and Puritans were famous for. But it is an argument for perspective and balance and learning control (which also makes for better sex, ultimately, also).


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