[extropy-chat] Onan's disgraceful sin

[Harvey Newstrom]

Damien Broderick wrote,
> > http://www.libidomag.com/reviews/professionals/selfpleasure.html
> 
> Without looking beyond the suffix of that url, I can tell 
> that it's about masturbation--which is exactly NOT what God 
> struck Onan dead for doing.

I think you are splitting hairs.  Specifically, Onan spilled his seed in
such a way to avoid reproducing as God commanded.  This is the sin of Onan.
The Christian faith usually holds that God commanded all mankind to go be
fruitful and reproduce, and that this is recorded in Scripture as a command
to all of us.  Thus, any spilling of seed that does not result in an attempt
to reproduce is the sin of Onan.

> this verse, and the sensitive ones about killing faggots and like that

Reproduction was a primary requirement of the early Judeo religion.  This
lead to prohibitions against masturbation, coitus intrruptus, birth control,
abortion, homosexuality, sterile men or women marrying, and considering a
marriage invalid if it doesn't lead to babies.

If one believed that "every sperm is sacred", silly faggots were seen as
doubly sinful than heterosexual couples or solo masturbators.

-- 
Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, CISA, CISM, IAM, IBMCP, GSEC
Certified IS Security Pro, Certified IS Auditor, Certified InfoSec Manager,
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