Human sexuality has always followed a cyclical cultural pattern with varying degrees of liberation and constraint. The Ancient Greeks, Romans, and even medieval Christians were all probably pretty promiscuous - depending on who you were, of course. Then, of course, you have the Puritans, Victorians, etc... They enjoyed sex too, but with more restraints (haha).
Not sure if sex robots will ever actually be a physical thing, but it is pretty certain that sexual experiences are becoming more and more individualized through technology. Pornography being the obvious example, but apps like Tinder, Grindr etc... serve to exacerbate a sense of feast or famine in our modern sexual landscape.
Certainly, it leads to an idea that our prospective partners should be ephemeral, tailor-made for us, and then, ultimately disposable. Studies, such as the one posted above, also maybe show a bifurcation of sexual liaisons where average or below average people are spending less time having sex, and the more attractive acquire more and more partners.
Maybe calgaryblood is mourning the death of the sexual revolution where sexuality was part of a large cultural excitement around the liberation of bodies. In that, I can see where he is coming from, but CHL has to be right that this has very little to do with religion.
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