God and STIs

[BornReady]

When I was a boy, my dad told me God wants men and women to wait until marriage to have sex. And God wants people to be monogamous. This is why God punishes humans with Sexually Transmitted Infections but does not punish any animals with them. His explanation made some sense until, as an adult, I realized my dad is wrong. STIs in wild animals are extremely rare, but they are not uncommon in domestic animals. The criteria doesn't seem to be human vs. non-human but rather wild vs. domestic.

Anyway, I'm curious, was anyone here ever told God punishes extramarital sex for humans with STIs but not for animals?

 

[Panacea]

Luckily no, lol, that sounds super creepy and traumatic

 

[cam elle toe]

Not I.

 

[itsmeJonB]

does an STI differ from an STD?

 

[brieze]

How cult like. That kind of thinking raises all kinds of 'danger ahead' flags in me.

 

[Peter Parka]

Yeah but humans can still shag around and not get STDs because we invented condoms.

Humans 1 God 0 :24:

 

[Zorak]

Now I'm interested in why wild animals are less susceptible to STI's than domesticated animals.

 

[Greatest I am]

When I was a boy, my dad told me God wants men and women to wait until marriage to have sex. And God wants people to be monogamous. This is why God punishes humans with Sexually Transmitted Infections but does not punish any animals with them. His explanation made some sense until, as an adult, I realized my dad is wrong. STIs in wild animals are extremely rare, but they are not uncommon in domestic animals. The criteria doesn't seem to be human vs. non-human but rather wild vs. domestic.

Anyway, I'm curious, was anyone here ever told God punishes extramarital sex for humans with STIs but not for animals?

Because. To punish an animal that cannot discern right from wrong or good from evil, is evil.
That and Christianity always had strange views of sex. It was always dirty. Even between married couples for Christ's sake.

We as humans then are the only ones who deserve punishment because we can discern good from evil.

Strange that if you think in the terms given, to punish in an everlasting hell would be a quite immoral penalty for God to impose. man can discern and once he has, then to continue to punish is done just for the cruelty of it.

Regards
DL

 

[BornReady]

does an STI differ from an STD?

Same thing. I guess technically they're infections so the medical industry started using STI.

Luckily no, lol, that sounds super creepy and traumatic

lol That story only scratches the surface of stories I could tell you about my dad.

How cult like. That kind of thinking raises all kinds of 'danger ahead' flags in me.

Yep

Now I'm interested in why wild animals are less susceptible to STI's than domesticated animals.

Yeah, I wonder that too. But that's what I read somewhere.

We as humans then are the only ones who deserve punishment because we can discern good from evil.

That statement sounds like it came straight out of my dad's mouth. The thing is, not only is he wrong that humans deserve punishment for sex, he's even wrong about who is being "punished". Animals get STIs too.

 

[alice in chains]

I've never heard that exact wording but I've heard alot of lessons on the same premise...

 

[alice in chains]

im actually going to research that about animals...im curious too now, lol.

 

[Greatest I am]

Same thing. I guess technically they're infections so the medical industry started using STI.



lol That story only scratches the surface of stories I could tell you about my dad.



Yep



Yeah, I wonder that too. But that's what I read somewhere.



That statement sounds like it came straight out of my dad's mouth. The thing is, not only is he wrong that humans deserve punishment for sex, he's even wrong about who is being "punished". Animals get STIs too.

BornReady

I see where I could have built that statement up.

On discernment.
Here I was comparing the ability of the lower animals and man, in being able to discern good and evil. Lower animals would not like it if they were punished but could not discern it as evil the way we do. Man thinks further than the physical. Lower animals may do so a bit but it is tha depth that is of import.

In that sense, man is the only one who deserves punishment because he is the only one who can discern that the is being punished and why he is being punished.

Let me be clear that I do not believe man should be punished for what many call sexual sins.
Do I think that there are sexual improprieties? Yes.
Do I agree with most theists on what they are? No.
Key word. Victim. No victim, no sin.

Regards
DL

 

[Minor Axis]

Anyway, I'm curious, was anyone here ever told God punishes extramarital sex for humans with STIs but not for animals?

I believe the presumption is that God does not hold animals to the same standard as human beings (his children) when it comes to sex outside of marriage. I don't believe the animal kingdom practices marriage although some of them do mate for life. But does that guarantee monogamy?

 

[Mystic]

...i don't think animals live as long as we do in order to 'catch' something sexually. and those animals that do live long lives normally only have one partner throughout their lives such as swans, and geese...however elephants don't seem to mind multiple partners so....hummm yes very interesting.....

as for the original question, i too was told to wait and given some of the same stupid reasons. I didn't listen as by the time i was a teen i didn't believe in Santa, the tooth-fairy and religious shite.

 

[skyblue]

Now I'm interested in why wild animals are less susceptible to STI's than domesticated animals.

because they dont live as long

 

[itsmeJonB]

Monogamy isn't natural

 

[purpledove]

Same thing. I guess technically they're infections so the medical industry started using STI.

Yes- STD and STI are one and the same however STD is still the most common term used in medical terminologies, hospitals etc. STI- is an internet slang as per google.

 

[rikki]

When I was a boy, my dad told me God wants men and women to wait until marriage to have sex. And God wants people to be monogamous. This is why God punishes humans with Sexually Transmitted Infections but does not punish any animals with them. His explanation made some sense until, as an adult, I realized my dad is wrong. STIs in wild animals are extremely rare, but they are not uncommon in domestic animals. The criteria doesn't seem to be human vs. non-human but rather wild vs. domestic.

Anyway, I'm curious, was anyone here ever told God punishes extramarital sex for humans with STIs but not for animals?

No, not me. Do you really believe God punishes?

 

[itsmeJonB]

Yes- STD and STI are one and the same however STD is still the most common term used in medical terminologies, hospitals etc. STI- is an internet slang as per google.

my packet of condoms says STIs
Why would Trojan use internet slang on their product?

 

[skyblue]

god said 'go forth and multiply'....so why would he punish sex?