As for social systems, I think the issue of who is embedded in what social system requires a more scholarly investigator than myself. I imagine a sociologist would say that we are all enmeshed in various social systems, with various conflicting codes of ethics, but I'm not a sociologist, so I merely speculate.
It is perhaps less speculative to say that many allegedly spiritual teachers have advised restraint and moderation in sex - but then I can't prove that such teachers were truly spiritual, and even if I had proof of their spirituality, I would need to prove that spiritual attainment confers insight into ethics. Furthermore, a few allegedly spiritual teachers have advised extreme promiscuity -- Crowley was notorious for endorsing prostitution.Statistics: Posted by formosan — 19 Aug 2009, 18:59
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