I (32m) started seeing prostitutes when I was 20 and have done it on and off up to my current age. I find the lack of sexual and emotional connection lures me into to seeing them even when I say I’m going to stop. Whenever I am doing decent financially I end up going back to seeing them. I try to be a spiritual person and read the bible and not lust over women but it can be a struggle and mental battle. Does anyone else have this same bad habit?

  • FlaxEnglish
    -1•3 days ago

    Any evidence for that, aside from a book that doesn’t cite sources?

    The book is the source. And those sources willingly faced torment and execution for that fact. Most of history from that time period is from books that don’t cite sources. Most news articles don’t cite sources. Primary sources don’t cite sources. The modern invention of citation wasn’t a big thing then.

    And yet, they do that all the time, don’t they?

    I do not condone that.

    Or to ensure that women don’t have rights to their own bodies.

    Never heard of this happening.

    • @[email protected]English
      1•2 days ago

      Most of history from that time period is from books that don’t cite sources.

      Most of the history that’s accepted from that time comes from multiple sources–rather than just one–and has some kind of archaeological evidence backing it up. In contrast, there’s essentially zero writing about a Jesus of Nazareth aside from books written a minimum of 70 years after he supposedly lived. If you choose to treat a single book as proof of truth, why the bible? Why not the Torah, or Quran? There’s certainly better evidence that Muhammed is at least a historical figure, although even that is debated. For that matter, why not the Tao Te Ching (although, again, the actual existence of a Laozi is very debateable)?

      I do not condone that.

      You say that you’re a Christian; the vast majority of Christian sects condemn homosexuality and marriage equality. Christians are called to evangelize (Matt. 5:14-16), and likewise the bible says in multiple places that homosexuality is sinful (along with divorce, eating cheeseburgers, and, well, just about everything that’s enjoyable in life). But you don’t condone it?

      Never heard of this happening.

      Oh really? You’re not aware of laws being passed that prevent access to and criminalize reproductive care, or laws that ban gender affirming care? Really?

      Really?

      • FlaxEnglish
        0•2 days ago

        there’s essentially zero writing about a Jesus of Nazareth aside from books written a minimum of 70 years after he supposedly lived.

        That’s quite early for historical documents of that time. And you’re wrong. St Paul’s letter to the Galatians was written at the latest, 57 AD. Considering Jesus died and ascended around 33 AD, that’s at most 24 years after. So essentially, it’s like if someone who survived 9/11 were to come out now and write about it.

        multiple sources

        If you choose to treat a single book as proof of truth, why the bible?

        The Bible isn’t a single book. It’s a compilation of separate writings. Bibles being a single book is comparatively a modern thing.

        Why not the Torah

        The Torah is part of the Bible.

        or Quran? There’s certainly better evidence that Muhammed is at least a historical figure, although even that is debated.

        Mohammed is a historical figure. Jesus is also a historical figure. These aren’t debated by anyone with any credibility. To say the existence of Jesus or Mohammed is debated is like saying climate change is debated.

        I do not believe the Qur’an because it comes off to me as one guy with bad character writing a book for military power and more wives. It also severely contradicts the Bible.

        You say that you’re a Christian; the vast majority of Christian sects condemn homosexuality and marriage equality. Christians are called to evangelize (Matt. 5:14-16), and likewise the bible says in multiple places that homosexuality is sinful

        Yes, the Bible does say that homosexuality is sinful. Everyone is sinful. Evangelisation isn’t about stopping people from being gay, and that’s it. It’s about bringing them to Christ first. Then homosexuality is a matter of the Church.

        1 Corinthians 5:12-13

        For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”

        Oh really? You’re not aware of laws being passed that prevent access to and criminalize reproductive care, or laws that ban gender affirming care? Really?

        I was under the impression the gender stuff is moreso coming from scientists concerned about children taking harmful medicine. If you’re referring to abortions, that’s not about what women do with their own bodies. It’s about an invasive external procedure to destroy someone else’s body that’s growing inside of them.